Dominick P Fiorani
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 42-5821 'Cindy. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Staff Sergeant Dominic Fiorani was born January 30, 1920. His next of kin were his parents, Nicholas and Susan Fioriani, and a sister, Mrs. Aldo Vagnetti. He was from Scranton, Pennsylvania.
He was the Ball Turret Gunner aboard “Cindy,” B-17 tail 42-5821, of the 379th Bomb Group, 527th Bomb Squadron, when the aircraft was shot down over Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on August 12, 1943.
He is buried at the Cathedral Cemetery in Scranton.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Scranton, Pennsylvania | 30 January 1920 | Staff Sergeant Dominic Fiorani was born January 30, 1920. His next of kin were his parents, Nicholas and Susan Fioriani, and a sister, Mrs. Aldo Vagnetti. He was from Scranton, Pennsylvania. |
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Other Killed in action |
Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 12 August 1943 | He was the Ball Turret Gunner aboard “Cindy,” B-17 tail 42-5821, of the 379th Bomb Group, 527th Bomb Squadron, when the aircraft was shot down over Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on August 12, 1943. |
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Buried |
Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, PA 18504, USA | He is buried at the Cathedral Cemetery in Scranton. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 1360 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1360; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 273