Ambalagi, Armando Herman

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Armando Herman Ambalgi.

Unit/Placed in, 322nd Bomber Squadron, 91th Bomber Group (Heavy) “The Ragged Irregulars”.

Armando is born on Aug. 17, 1921 in Bessemer, Gogebic County, Michigan.

Father, Michael Ambalagi.

Mother, Angela (Reggiatore) Ambalagi.

Armando enlisted the service in Michigan with service number # O-730763.

Armando ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17 were,

1st Lt. William H. Broley Pilot

2nd Lt. Albert H. Davis Co Pilot

2nd Lt. Armando H. Ambalagi Navigator

2nd Lt. Joseph M. Darmiento Bombardier

T/Sgt. Edward K. Clyne Radio Operator

T/Sgt. Lowell A. Dawson Top Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Edward H. Jones Right Waist Gunner

S/Sgt. Kenneth T. Donovan Engineer

S/Sgt. Edward S. Casparriello Left Waist Gunner

S/Sgt. Kenneth S. Greer Tail Gunner

Armando was KIA, he was last sighted going to England, probably crashed in the North Sea on May 14, 1943, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Armando is buried/mentioned at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, http://www.91stbombgroup.com/

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GJY3-PQP

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