Iacobacci, Nathan – ww2 Europe

Name and Rank, Staff Sergeant Nathan Iacobacci.

Unit/Placed in, 831st Bomber Squadron, 485th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Nathan was born on Jan. 10, 1922 in New York.

Father, Candido Iacobacci.

Mother, Mary (Siniscolchi) Iacobacci.

Sisters, Nancy, Anna, Edith, Helen, Rose, Ernestina, Catherine and Patricia Iacobacci.

Brothers, Frank and Michael Iacobacci.

Nathan entered the Service from Newark, in Jan. 7, 1943 with service number # 32605688.

Nathan Iacobacci was a Radio Operator/Gunner (B-24) in the 831th Bomber Squadron .

Nathan‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,

1st Lt. Robert F. Sloan Pilot

2nd Lt. Wallace W. Herzfeldt Co Pilot

2nd Lt. Harry W. Pritchard Navigator

2nd Lt. Robert H. Pump Bombardier

S/Sgt. Joseph P. DeMaster Engineer/Waist Gunner

S/Sgt. Nathan Iacobacci Radio Operator/Waist Gunner

S/Sgt. Robert G. Sinclair Top Turret Gunner

Sgt. Charles F. Buczinski Nose Gunner

Sgt. William F. Migle Tail Gunner

Sgt. Glenn C.Shaw Ball Turret Gunner

Nathan Iacobacci was Killed in Action near Bucharest, Rumania, on June 28, 1944, and he is honored with an Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.

Nathan is buried at Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium.

Thanks to 485th http://www.485thbg.org/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org