William John Fiorenti
Military
Object Number - UPL 65789 - S/Sgt William J. Fiorenti
Killed in Action (KIA) on board 'Skunkface' on 20-Dec-43 on Osnabruck aircraft factory mission.
Awards: SS, AM, PH
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: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-677461
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot; S-3 Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Skunkface
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cincinnati, Ohio | 6 April 1921 | BornCincinnati, Ohio |
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Enlisted |
Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio | 29 September 1942 | EnlistedPatterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bremen, Germany | 20 December 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA)Bremen, Germany |
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Buried |
21 December 1943 | InterredCambridge American Cemetery and MemorialCoton, Cambridgeshire | |
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Buried |
Saint Joseph New Cemetery Cincinnati, Ohio | 7 August 1948 | Re-InterredSaint Joseph New CemeteryCincinnati, Ohio |
Revisions
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379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Part 1 pg 289 and Part 2 pg 167 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
