Yannello Paul Michael

Monuments

B-17 (42-30264) 'Dorsal Queen' and B-17 'Raunchy Wolf' (42-3290) Plaque

Name:

Paul Michael Yannello

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-733769

Unit:

551st Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1943-10-26

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart

Comments:

Paul Michael Yannello was born in 1920 in Pennsylvania. He resided in Cambria County, Pennsylvania prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 12, 1942 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a miner and also as Single, without dependents.

Paul served as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on the B-17 "Dorsal Queen" #42-30264, 551st Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. His plane, while on a return mission from Reims, France, was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17 #42-3290 "Raunchy Wolf" also known as "El Lobo." They crashed at Tillingham Hall Farm, Bulphan, England. The entire crews of both B-17's were killed except Ssgt John J. Adams of the Dorsal Queen who was the only survivor.

1LT Yannello is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov