Louis Thomas Aiello

Military

Assigned 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

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38225

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron

Places

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

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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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