Ribuffo John P.

Monuments

Tamerville Cemetery American Aviators Memorial

Name:

John P. Ribuffo

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

32865478

Unit:

349th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-04-28

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

8215

Decoration:

Comments:

John P. Ribuffo was born on March 26, 1924. He served in the 349th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner on the B-17 #42-107056 during World War II.

On April 28, 1944, his crew took off from Station 139 airfield in Thorpe Abbotts, England, on a mission to destroy V1 sites. At 10:26 AM, their plane was shot down by flak and crashed in Tamerville, France. The plane was partially evacuated, but those who didn't make it died in the incident. SSgt Ribuffo was one of the casualties. All the bodies were initially buried in the American cemetery in Cherbourg. His final resting place is in the Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA.

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