Celli Antonio T.

Name:

Antonio T. Celli

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

32720013

Unit:

367th Bombardment Squadron

Date of Death:

1944-04-24

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens County, New York

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Antonio T. Celli was born in 1915. He served in the 367th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Mechanic/Gunner on the B-17 #42-31445 during World War II.

On April 24, 1944, his crew took off from Station 111 airfield in Thurleigh, England, for a mission to Oberpfaffenhofen. At about 11:23 AM, their airplane was shot down by flak, taking a direct hit to the #4 engine. Four members were able to bail out just before their plane exploded in flight. The aircraft crashed in the La Salandrière forest range in Saint-Saëns. The others that were not able to bail out died in the incident, including SSgt Celli.

SSgt Celli is now buried in the Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA.

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