Name:
Edward J. Alfano
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
39326639
Unit:
777th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-05-27
State:
Washington
Cemetery:
Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France
Plot:
C
Row:
12
Grave:
4
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt Edward J. Alfano, gunner of the B-24 Liberator 42-78092 "Old Gran-Dad's Dream", took off from Gioia del Colle, Italy, on a bombing mission over the Nimes rail station. The plane was hit by flak between the no.3 engine and the fuselage, exploding in mid-air around 1015.