Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) repeat raid to power station at Ijmuiden, Holland in B-26 41-18086 'Draggin Lady'. Hit by flak on return ditched in North sea, co-pilot ejected from cockpit and sole survivor. Rescued by a German patrol boat and became a Prisoner of War (POW). 17-May-43. MACR 15129.

After several unsuccessful attempted escapes, he ultimately succeeded and was able to traverse a number of occupied areas to get to Italy then Switzerland and finally to allied lines.

Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

Post war: Received a Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law in 1948 and entered the private practice of law in Atlanta, Georgia from 1948 to 1957, and in Brunswick, Georgia from 1957 to 1971. On 29-Nov-71, President Richard M. Nixon nominated Alaimo to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on 2-Dec-71, and received his commission on 9-Dec-71. He served as chief judge from 1976 to 1990, and assumed senior status on 1-Jul-91.