Gaetano Clement Abbatiello
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 49545 - Gaetano Clement Abbatiello
S/Sgt Gaetano C "Tommy" Abbatiello was the son of James Abbatiello and Lucia Grimaldo. His father owned a barber shop on Lake Avenue in Yonkers and Tommy worked there while taking flying lessons as a civilian. He received his pilot's license in 1940. He earned the neighborhood nickname "The Flying Barber of Lake Ave".
Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #42-32113, Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
2 January 1915 | Parents: James Abbattiello and Lucia Abbattiello née Grimaldo | |
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Enlisted |
31 March 1941 | ||
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
24 May 1944 - 24 May 1944 | Killed in Action | |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery Plot B Row 10 Grave 14 |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56356802/gaetano-clement-abbatiello; honorstates.com (Abbattiello Memorial Page)
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data:
Headstone Inscription and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942–1949. Series A1 43, NAI ID: 7408555. Records of the American Battle Monuments Commission, 1918–ca. 1995. Record Group 117. The National Archives at Washington, D.C.
National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4952 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
