Rank and Name, Aviation Machinist’s Mate Second Class Mario Amodio.
Unit/Placed in, Bombing Squadron 132 (VB-132) United States Navy.
Mario is born approx. on 1918 in New York.
Father, Frank Amodio.
Mother, Tessie Amodio.
Parents born in Italy.
Sister(s), Florie, Stella and Yolanda Amodio.
Brother(s), Louis and Armand Amodio.
Mario enlisted the service in New York with service number # 6471542.
Mario ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a Ventura were,
Lt. Edwar P. Wood Pilot
Ltjg. Carl O. Swanson Co Pilot
Amm2. Mario Amodio
Aom3. Robert M. Stacy
Arm2. Leland G. Voijta
Mario died when the Crashed in the Atlantic on a Submarine Training Flight on 10 Jan. 1944, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Mario is buried/mentioned at North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia.
Thanks to,
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com