Vincent Jim Serio
MilitaryAssigned to 599BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF.
3-Aug-44 - His aircraft, 42-96169, was involved in a midair collision with Marauder 42-96168, but landed safely at A-13 Tour-en-Bessin.
9-Aug-44 - Pointoise R/R bridge mission. Hit by flak near Dreux, wounded by the flak hit, killed in resulting crash landing near Dreux Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 7788.
Awards: SS, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 599th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17047440 / O-806060
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, IL, USA | 30 May 1920 | Son of Frank and Lucia Serio. |
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Enlisted |
546 Jack Gibbs Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215, USA | 31 December 1941 | Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio |
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Died |
28100 Dreux, France | 9 August 1944 | |
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Buried |
Dreux, France | 10 August 1944 | Interred Druex cemetery |
| Illinois, USA | |||
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Based |
Rivenhall | 9 August 1944 | Assigned to 599BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery Hillside, Cook County, IL | Re-Interred Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery Hillside, Cook County, Illinois |
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