William Angelo Marcario
Military
Object Number - UPL 45703 - Group of enlisted men, most of which flew with the 388th BG: Standing left to right: S. Nevins, Mario J. Zumbolo (FE), Walter Scott Reed (WG),...
On a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, another B-17 from the 388th went out of control after being attacked by fighters and collided with B-17G 42-40054 which exploded and crashed SE of Emmen, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-675160
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-672514
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old 66/Lady Margaret
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Winged Fury
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Boomerang Barbara
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 December 1943
- Date: 11 December 1943
- Date: 13 December 1943
- Date: 16 December 1943
- Date: 20 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | 25 February 1922 | |
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Other POW |
Tychowo, Poland | 21 March 1944 | Stalag Luft IV |
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Died |
Bayville, NY | 21 July 1997 | |
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Buried |
Bayville, NY | 24 July 1997 | Bayville Cemetery Bayville, Nassau County, New York, USA |
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
Veenschapsweg, Schoonebeek, Netherlands | 6 March 1944 | His a/c was attacked by German fighters and collided with another B-17 in formation. Marcario was in the radio room when the aircraft blew up, thowing him clear |
| Brooklyn, NY | 179 7th St |
Revisions
"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey
MACR 3092 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
