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25 | 01-3 | VINCE GENNA |
Starboard (Right) Side
Contributor - John Frye via MSgt Vince Genna (Crew Chief kneeling far left)
Departed USA 3 Dec 43 flying via Florida and the equatorial route to Manduria,
Italy. Crashed into the Adriatic Sea 24 Mar 44 on its 27th mission after a
midair collision with another B-24. Both crews were lost.
| Standing (L-R) Richard J. Pratt - 2nd Lt - Navigator Harold R. Askins - Sgt - Engineer Robert W. Lilley - 2nd Lt - Bombardier Joseph C. Penn - 2nd Lt - Co-Pilot Elmer J. Hartman - 1st Lt - Pilot |
Kneeling (L-R) Vincent Genna - MSgt - Crew Chief Aldo J. Ciliotta - Sgt - Radio Operator William G. Kleeman - Sgt - Rear Gunner William Broughton - Sgt - Ball Turret Gunner George L. Bronson - Sgt - Nose Gunner |
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