Donald Sylvester Modarelli

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media-34973.jpeg UPL 34973 Lieut Donald Sylvester Modarelli and his wife

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Object Number - UPL 34973 - Lieut Donald Sylvester Modarelli and his wife

Shot down by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-37867 'Berlin Ambassador', Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-37867

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Berlin Ambassador
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Youngstown, Ohio, USA 11 May 1919

Buried

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 11 January 1944

Revisions

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Added S/N per MACR 3140 for A/C #42-37867 at Fold3.com.

SOURCE:  https://www.fold3.com/image/37110628/37110649

 

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Updated his middle name, and the Born and buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 27177009.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27177009/donald-sylvester-modarelli

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Removed punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3140 / MACR 3140, 8thAF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Donald Sylvester Modarelli: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 34973 - Lieut Donald Sylvester Modarelli and his wife

Object number: UPL 34975 - Lieut Donald Sylvester Modarelli