Peter Alfred Cannistraro was born on October 29, 1919, in Massachusetts. He was the son of Domenic Cannistraro and Maria Cumbo Cannistraro. He was the husband of Harriet Jane Pollard Cannistraro.

Peter served in the 577th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group, as a Second Lieutenant and Bombardier on the B-24 Liberator #42-7497 during World War II.

On March 18, 1944, his crew took off from Station 118 airfield in Wendling, England, for a mission in Friedrichshafen. At 1510 hours, the plane was last seen spinning down to the left, with one engine on fire, and subsequently crashing. A total of seven parachutes in two groups were seen. Those seven crew members, including 2Lt Cannistraro, became prisoners of war. The bodies of the other three crew members were discovered in the wreckage. 2Lt Cannistraro was sent to Stalag Luft III in Zagan, Poland.

He died July 3, 1996, at the age of 76, in Boston. He is now buried in the St. Luke's Memorial Garden, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

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