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T/Sgt. Gennaro A. “Jerry” Amoruso

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T/Sgt. Gennaro A. “Jerry” Amoruso

Birth
Garfield, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Death
26 Jun 1944 (aged 25)
Kleinzell, Melk Bezirk, Lower Austria, Austria
Burial
Lodi, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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Gennaro served as a Technical Sergeant on B-24G # 42-78167, 740th Bomb Squadron, 455th Bomb Group, 15th U.S. Army Air Forces, during World War II.

He enlisted November 19, 1942.

He was " Killed In Action " on mission over Austria when his plane was shot down and crashed near Kleinzell, Niederösterreich, Austria during the war.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.
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Six crew were killed, and four survived and were taken prisoner.

The five other airmen KIA were:

1st Lt. Otis Stewardson, pilot
2nd Lt. George R Grissom
S/Sgt. James D Carney
S/Sgt. James C Williams
Sgt. John F Pierce

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
Gennaro served as a Technical Sergeant on B-24G # 42-78167, 740th Bomb Squadron, 455th Bomb Group, 15th U.S. Army Air Forces, during World War II.

He enlisted November 19, 1942.

He was " Killed In Action " on mission over Austria when his plane was shot down and crashed near Kleinzell, Niederösterreich, Austria during the war.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Six crew were killed, and four survived and were taken prisoner.

The five other airmen KIA were:

1st Lt. Otis Stewardson, pilot
2nd Lt. George R Grissom
S/Sgt. James D Carney
S/Sgt. James C Williams
Sgt. John F Pierce

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )

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TSGT, 740 AAF BOMB SQ, 455 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II

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