Name:
Raymond M. Masiero
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
11041083
Unit:
337th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-05-29
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Saint Charles cemetery, Dover Plains, New York
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt Raymond M. Masiero, right waist gunner of the B-17 42-3042 “Cabin Heater”, took off from station 138 Snetterton Heath, Norfolk, UK on bombing mission no. 61 over Rennes. Towards 1615, an Me-109 shot the bomber down, sending it hurtling into a high tension line, exploding the partially evacuated plane.