Louis Thomas Aiello
MilitaryAssigned to 861BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 13-Sep-944 in B-17 43-38225, Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM (2OLC), POW, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory
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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: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Patchogue, New York | 5 September 1924 | Born Patchogue, New York |
Enlisted |
New York City, New York | 20 March 1943 | Enlisted New York City, New York |
Other Discharged |
5 October 1945 | ||
Died |
Franklin Square, New York | 9 April 2004 | Died Franklin Square, New York |
Buried |
Calverton National Cemetery Calverton, New York | 12 April 2004 | Interred Calverton National Cemetery Calverton, Suffolk County, New York |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8865 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / True, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php