Joseph Ralph Chiccino
Military
Object Number - UPL 65372 - S/Sgt Joseph R Chiccino
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. On first raid to Berlin made emergency landing over cliffs of Dover, England
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 612th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 17064934 / O-803198
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Salvo Sadie
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cedar Hollow, Pennsylvania | 3 March 1924 | BornCedar Hollow, Pennsylvania |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1 February 1943 | EnlistedPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Devon, Pennsylvania | 18 August 2011 | DiedDevon, Pennsylvania |
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Buried |
Philadelphia Memorial Park Frazer, Pennsylvania | 21 August 2011 | InterredPhiladelphia Memorial ParkFrazer, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/543434367
https://www.fold3.com/record/285571803/joseph-r-chiccino-us-social-security-death-index
https://www.fold3.com/record/87254705/joseph-r-chiccino-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://www.fold3.com/record/705135341/chiccino-joseph-r-us-wwii-hospit…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75341586/joseph-ralph-chiccino
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/inquirer/name/joseph-chiccino-obit…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / friend, Theo Miller, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1275
