Del Torto, Joseph Vincent

Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant Joseph Vincent Del Torto.

Unit/Placed in, 615th Bomber Squadron, 401st Bomber Group (Heavy).

Joseph was born approx. in 5 Jan. 1925 in Wappingers Falls, New York.

Father, Tossell Del Torto.

Mother, Anna Del Torto.

Brother, William P. Del Torto.

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

1st LT Ernest Arden ( Ernie ) Hansen Pilot (KIA)

FO Joseph Stephen Chuderewicz Co Pilot (RTD)

1^st Lt. Morton Greenberg Navigator (RTD)

SSgt. James Lowry Morrison Bombardier (RTD)

S/Sgt Joseph Vincent Del Torto Radio Operator (KIA)

TSgt. Raymond Anthony Miller Engin.Top Turret Gunner(RTD)

S/Sgt Wade T. Brunson Ball Turret Gunner (KIA)

S/Sgt Leroy Miles McKnight Tail Gunner (RTD)

S/Sgt Alonzo Albert (Lonnie ) Karcher Waist Gunner (RTD)

Joseph enlisted the service at New York with serial number # 32940850.

Joseph V. Del Torto was a Radio Operator in the 615st Bomber Squadron.

Joseph was KIA when his plane crashed at the Colenbrander Bos in Hardenberg, Holland, on Feb 16, 1945, he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Joseph is buried at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.

Thanks to There is a lot written about the 615th Bomber Squadron or 401st Bomber Group (Heavy).

Read about it at, http://www.remember-our-heroes.nl/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and 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

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