John V Garofalo, Stateside, sometime before departure for the MTO with "Marylyn".

1 Jan. 2011 These numbered photos were ones that we found among my Uncle Vincent’s things after he passed. He had written and sent them along. (Joanne Garofalo)

Sgt John V Garofalo, KIA in WWII /Mediterranean Theatre of Operations in the B-25 #42-64840, Shot Down at Sea, all lost. 1 Feb. 1944 (some records say 2 Feb. 1944) He was a Radio/Aerial Gunner. (SEE Page TWO/ Link under the Map for the MACR's /Missing Air Crew Reports)

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.

A/C #: 42-64840
P: Lavender, James F. "Jimmy", 2Lt, O-740841, Fayette Co. WV
CP: Staley, Warren Gray, 2Lt, O-747915, Kansas City, MO
B-N: Smith, Edwin A., 2Lt, O-741762, LA, Calif
RG: Garofalo, John V., Sgt., 32557629, Hudson Co., NJ
G: Johnson, Neil S., S/Sgt., 15324259, Ashtabula, OH
Tail G: Russell, Samuel P., Cpl., 16109060, Detroit, Mich

Findagrave.com Sgt John V Garofalo Birth: 15 Dec.1918 Death: Feb. 1, 1944
Note: Entered the service from New Jersey. Burial: Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial Nettuno, Lazio, Italy

Created by: CWGC/ABMC Record added: Aug 07, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 56309178

Social Security Death Index Name: John V. Garofalo Born: 15 Dec 1918 Died: 2 Feb 1945

State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951)

Ancestry.com John Garofalo Garofalo Family Tree Birth: 1918 Death: 2 Feb 1945

Parents: Vincent John Garofalo, Lena Gambacorta

1930 Census/Saginaw/Saginaw Co./Michigan
Household Members: Name Age
Vincent GarafaloHead of Household/56
Lina Garafalo/Wife/42
Matthew Garafalo/Son/14
Vincent Garafalo/Son/13
John Garafalo/Son/12
Carmine Garafalo/Son/9
Henry Garafalo/Son/7
Albert Garafalo/Son/3
Mary Garafalo/Daughter/6 mos

NAXOS Diving; WWII B-25 LOSSES in Greece

Manolis Bardanis
CMAS/EOUDATK, SSI, PADI

Freediving, Scuba and Tec Instructor

http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/B-25-losses-in-Greece1.pdf

Barbi Ennis Connolly; My DAD/ Edward C Ennis, 321st BG, 447th BS, B-25 319th and 321st Bomb Group Historian in the 57th Bomb Wing. 57th BW Historical Researcher Princessbarbi_B25@msn.com