Name:
Ralph Anthony Vitello
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
35461178
Unit:
366th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-05-29
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
A
Row:
1
Grave:
12
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt Ralph Anthony Vitello, right waist gunner of the B-17 42-29792, took off from station 105 Chelveston, Northamptonshire, UK on a bombing mission over Saint Nazaire’s submarine pens. His plane was hit by flak over the target area, exploding in mid-air.