Joseph Caporali
MilitaryAssigned to 776BS, 464BG, 15 AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer 17-Dec-44 in B-24 44-49073 'Ritz'. Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: AM (2OLC), POW, EAME (1BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ritz
- Unit: 776th Bomb Squadron 464th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Carnegie, Pennsylvania | 9 November 1922 | BornCarnegie, Pennsylvania |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, Michigan | 11 June 1942 | EnlistedDetroit, Michigan |
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Other Discharged |
26 September 1945 | ||
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Died |
The Villages, Florida | 2 May 2009 | DiedThe Villages, Florida |
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Buried |
White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery Troy, Michigan | 5 May 2009 | InterredWhite Chapel Memorial Park CemeteryTroy, Michigan |
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