Vincent Louis Corleto
Military
Object Number - UPL 49831 - S/Sgt Vincent Corleto, 385BG
Assigned to 549BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-30197 'Mission Belle', hit by flak on bomb run 11-Apr-44. Landed in Kristianopel, Sweden. Interned.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME
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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: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17064872 / O-803669
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mission Belle
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Utica, New York | 19 August 1921 | Son of Donato and Maria Vincenza 'Mary' [Albano] Corleto. |
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Enlisted |
Utica, NY | 25 August 1942 | Utica, New York |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Kristianopel, Sweden | 11 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-30197 'Mission Belle', hit by flak on bomb run 11-Apr-44. Landed in Kristianopel, Sweden. Interned. |
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Died |
9 December 2013 | ||
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Buried |
Calvary Cemetery Utica, Oneida County, NY | 12 December 2013 | Calvary Cemetery Utica, Oneida County, New York |
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Based Interned (INT) |
Molesworth | 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 549BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3822 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
