SGT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II - KIA
He was the son of Joseph Marinello, Sr and Rose Marinello of Brooklyn NY. He had siblings Paul Marinello, Mary Anne Marinello Fuccillo, and Concetta 'Tina' Marinello DiVittorio.
He was killed on Mission 263 in the plane nicknamed 'Tail End Charlie'. His crewmate and good buddy was Sgt Joseph P 'Jersey Joe' Owsianik.
B-17G #42-97159 ‘Tail End Charlie' of the 2nd Bomb Group, 20th Bomb Squadron, left the base at Amandola, Italy 29 August 1944 on a mission to bomb the Provoser Oil Refinery, in the former Czechoslovakia, when it came under enemy attack and crashed at Preckovice. The crew members were~
1st Lt William S Tune, O-810970, Pilot, from Carbon Hill AL, POW
1st Lt Francis W Flynn, O-696351, CoPilot, from Dunkirk NY, POW
2nd Lt Loy A Dickinson, O-721919, Navigator, from Berkeley CA, POW
2nd Lt Russell W Meyrick, O-746593, Bombardier, from Springfield MA, KIA
TSgt Thomas C Coogan, 06250322, Top Turret Gunner, from New Orleans LA, POW
Sgt Joseph Marinello, Jr, 32984201, Lower Turret Gunner, from Brooklyn NY, KIA
SSgt Joseph P Owsianik, 32775463, Right Waist Gunner, from Plainfield NJ, POW
SSgt Joseph E Sallings, 34491635, Left Waist Gunner, from Luttrell TN, EUS
SSgt Robert D Donahue, 33163119, Tail Gunner, from Pittsburgh PA, RTD
TSgt Robert R Kirsch, 33039143, Radio Operator/Gunner, from Pittsburgh PA, POW
This crew is now regularly commemorated by friends of the United States in the Czech Republic, including findagrave contributor Roman Susil.
He was the son of Joseph Marinello, Sr and Rose Marinello of Brooklyn NY. He had siblings Paul Marinello, Mary Anne Marinello Fuccillo, and Concetta 'Tina' Marinello DiVittorio.
He was killed on Mission 263 in the plane nicknamed 'Tail End Charlie'. His crewmate and good buddy was Sgt Joseph P 'Jersey Joe' Owsianik.
B-17G #42-97159 ‘Tail End Charlie' of the 2nd Bomb Group, 20th Bomb Squadron, left the base at Amandola, Italy 29 August 1944 on a mission to bomb the Provoser Oil Refinery, in the former Czechoslovakia, when it came under enemy attack and crashed at Preckovice. The crew members were~
1st Lt William S Tune, O-810970, Pilot, from Carbon Hill AL, POW
1st Lt Francis W Flynn, O-696351, CoPilot, from Dunkirk NY, POW
2nd Lt Loy A Dickinson, O-721919, Navigator, from Berkeley CA, POW
2nd Lt Russell W Meyrick, O-746593, Bombardier, from Springfield MA, KIA
TSgt Thomas C Coogan, 06250322, Top Turret Gunner, from New Orleans LA, POW
Sgt Joseph Marinello, Jr, 32984201, Lower Turret Gunner, from Brooklyn NY, KIA
SSgt Joseph P Owsianik, 32775463, Right Waist Gunner, from Plainfield NJ, POW
SSgt Joseph E Sallings, 34491635, Left Waist Gunner, from Luttrell TN, EUS
SSgt Robert D Donahue, 33163119, Tail Gunner, from Pittsburgh PA, RTD
TSgt Robert R Kirsch, 33039143, Radio Operator/Gunner, from Pittsburgh PA, POW
This crew is now regularly commemorated by friends of the United States in the Czech Republic, including findagrave contributor Roman Susil.
SGT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II - KIA
He was the son of Joseph Marinello, Sr and Rose Marinello of Brooklyn NY. He had siblings Paul Marinello, Mary Anne Marinello Fuccillo, and Concetta 'Tina' Marinello DiVittorio.
He was killed on Mission 263 in the plane nicknamed 'Tail End Charlie'. His crewmate and good buddy was Sgt Joseph P 'Jersey Joe' Owsianik.
B-17G #42-97159 ‘Tail End Charlie' of the 2nd Bomb Group, 20th Bomb Squadron, left the base at Amandola, Italy 29 August 1944 on a mission to bomb the Provoser Oil Refinery, in the former Czechoslovakia, when it came under enemy attack and crashed at Preckovice. The crew members were~
1st Lt William S Tune, O-810970, Pilot, from Carbon Hill AL, POW
1st Lt Francis W Flynn, O-696351, CoPilot, from Dunkirk NY, POW
2nd Lt Loy A Dickinson, O-721919, Navigator, from Berkeley CA, POW
2nd Lt Russell W Meyrick, O-746593, Bombardier, from Springfield MA, KIA
TSgt Thomas C Coogan, 06250322, Top Turret Gunner, from New Orleans LA, POW
Sgt Joseph Marinello, Jr, 32984201, Lower Turret Gunner, from Brooklyn NY, KIA
SSgt Joseph P Owsianik, 32775463, Right Waist Gunner, from Plainfield NJ, POW
SSgt Joseph E Sallings, 34491635, Left Waist Gunner, from Luttrell TN, EUS
SSgt Robert D Donahue, 33163119, Tail Gunner, from Pittsburgh PA, RTD
TSgt Robert R Kirsch, 33039143, Radio Operator/Gunner, from Pittsburgh PA, POW
This crew is now regularly commemorated by friends of the United States in the Czech Republic, including findagrave contributor Roman Susil.
He was the son of Joseph Marinello, Sr and Rose Marinello of Brooklyn NY. He had siblings Paul Marinello, Mary Anne Marinello Fuccillo, and Concetta 'Tina' Marinello DiVittorio.
He was killed on Mission 263 in the plane nicknamed 'Tail End Charlie'. His crewmate and good buddy was Sgt Joseph P 'Jersey Joe' Owsianik.
B-17G #42-97159 ‘Tail End Charlie' of the 2nd Bomb Group, 20th Bomb Squadron, left the base at Amandola, Italy 29 August 1944 on a mission to bomb the Provoser Oil Refinery, in the former Czechoslovakia, when it came under enemy attack and crashed at Preckovice. The crew members were~
1st Lt William S Tune, O-810970, Pilot, from Carbon Hill AL, POW
1st Lt Francis W Flynn, O-696351, CoPilot, from Dunkirk NY, POW
2nd Lt Loy A Dickinson, O-721919, Navigator, from Berkeley CA, POW
2nd Lt Russell W Meyrick, O-746593, Bombardier, from Springfield MA, KIA
TSgt Thomas C Coogan, 06250322, Top Turret Gunner, from New Orleans LA, POW
Sgt Joseph Marinello, Jr, 32984201, Lower Turret Gunner, from Brooklyn NY, KIA
SSgt Joseph P Owsianik, 32775463, Right Waist Gunner, from Plainfield NJ, POW
SSgt Joseph E Sallings, 34491635, Left Waist Gunner, from Luttrell TN, EUS
SSgt Robert D Donahue, 33163119, Tail Gunner, from Pittsburgh PA, RTD
TSgt Robert R Kirsch, 33039143, Radio Operator/Gunner, from Pittsburgh PA, POW
This crew is now regularly commemorated by friends of the United States in the Czech Republic, including findagrave contributor Roman Susil.
Gravesite Details
Disinterred from Long Island National Cemetery in July 1968, and moved to Nassau Knolls Cemetery at Port Washington NY.
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