Salvatore J Cicinelli
Military
Rear L-R: S/Sgt Andrew C Peterson [Ball], S/Sgt Joseph J Biernacki [Tail], T/Sgt Salvatore J Cicinelli [Radio], T/Sgt Daniel T Deitch [Eng/Top], S/Sgt Carl C Stewart [L Waist].
Front L-R: 2Lt Ragnar Barhaug [Co], 1Lt David W Mack [P], 2Lt Charles J Cox [Bomb], 2Lt Roland M Smith [Nav].
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10445-61820AC.
Object Number - UPL 24085 - Lt. Mack and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group based In England. 22 July 1943. Rear L-R: S/Sgt Andrew C Peterson [Ball], S/Sgt Joseph J Biernacki...
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 14 missions (first on 16 april 43). Shot down 25-Jun-43 in B-17 #42-5382 'The Witch's Tit'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Witche's Tit
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Saginaw County, MI, USA | 30 September 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI, USA | 8 January 1942 | |
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Other Shot down |
Oldenburg, Germany | 25 June 1943 | Shot down 25-Jun-43 in B-17 42-5382 'The Witch's Tit'. POW. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 25 June 1943 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
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Died |
Merrill, MI 48637, USA | 3 January 1988 | |
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Based |
Molesworth | 25 June 1943 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Saginaw, MI, USA | Saint Andrew Cemetery Saginaw Saginaw County Michigan USA |
Revisions
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an Association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
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