Sgt John Garafalo, Radio/Aerial Gunner with the 310th BG, 379th BS /Corsica WWII (KIA) MIA sent to John's Mother Lena Garofalo, 532 Chestnut Street, Nearney, NJ.

U.S. Army Air Force; 12th Air Force; 57th Bombardment Wing;
310th Bombardment Group; 379th Bombardment Squadron

GAROFALO, John, V., Sgt., Radio-Gunner, Enlistment Service #: 32557629

KILLED IN ACTION~On 01 Feb 1944, on a Sea Search Bombing Mission, Port of
Departure of Gambut, as the formation flew broadside, over a three enemy ship
convoy, it is believed that A/C # 42-64840 hit a rocket cable fired by the
vessel it attacked, leaving a gap in the left wing, about a foot wide, and 9
inches deep, from which a cable was dangling. The left engine started to
throw oil, and it is believed the aircraft made a controlled belly landing in
the water. It is believed that the crew survived the landing and used the
dinghy, however, no trace of the six crew members was ever found, and one
year later, the Government made a Finding Of Death for each of the six crew
members.

World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 32557629 NAME GAROFALO JOHN V
RESIDENCE: STATE NEW JERSEY RESIDENCE: COUNTY HUDSON
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT NEWARK NEW JERSEY DATE OF ENLISTMENT 23 Sept. 1942
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
NATIVITY K9 BRITISH NORTH AMERICA or CANADA or LABRADOR or NEWFOUNDLAND

YEAR OF BIRTH 1918 RACE AND CITIZENSHIP White, citizen EDUCATION 4 years of high school CIVILIAN OCCUPATION Decorators and window dressers MARITAL STATUS Single, without dependents

U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: John V Garofalo Gender: Male Race: White Religion: No Record

Disposition: Nonrecoverable Service Branch: Army Rank: Sergeant Service Number: 32557629

U.S. WWII Military Personnel Missing In Action or Lost At Sea, 1941-1946
Name: John V Garofalo Date of Loss: 1 Feb 1944 0

Branch: U.S. Army Air Force Rank: SGT Service Number: 32557629 Status: Missing in Action

National WWII Memorial, Washington, D.C. Registry~NARA~War Department Files
Honoree Hometown Service Source John V. Garofalo Hudson County, NJ U.S. Army National Archives SGT John V. Garofalo ID: 32557629 Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Hudson County, NJ Status: FOD

National WWII Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Registry~NARA~War Department Files Honoree Hometown Service Source
John V. Garofalo NJ U.S. Army Air Forces ABMC Tablets of the Missing John V. Garofalo ID: 32557629 Entered the Service From: New Jersey Rank: Sergeant
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 379th Bomber Squadron, 310th Bomber Group,
Medium Died: Tuesday, February 01, 1944
Memorialized at: Sicily-Rome American Cemetery: Nettuno, Italy Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart