Allesantro was a Technician Fifth Class in the U.S. Army 462nd Amphibious Truck Company
Service # 32898660
He entered the Service from New York-Resident of Kings County, New York. Enlisted 28th April 1943 in New York City.He had 2 years High School education, and was a driver prior to enlistment.
Missing in Action - Exercise "Tiger" LST 531
He was awarded the Combat Action Badge, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.
Samuel J Cutrone
Exercise Tiger, or Operation Tiger, was the code name for one of a series of large-scale rehearsals for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, which took place on Slapton Sands or Slapton Beach in Devon.This area had been evacuated of civilians during the previous year, the beach there having been specially selected for its resemblance to the area between Pouppeville and La Madeleine in Northern France code-named Utah beach.
Co-ordination and communication problems resulted in friendly fire deaths during the exercise, and an Allied convoy positioning itself for the landing was attacked by E-boats of the German Kriegsmarine, resulting in the deaths of 946 American servicemen.The incident was under the strictest secrecy at the time due to the impending invasion, and was only nominally reported afterward.
Taking part in the practice landings at Slapton Sands were 30,000 American troops consisting of Infantry, Artillery, Engineers, Medical personnel, Tank Battalions and support staff. In the early hours of 28th April 1944, with the bulk of the infantry already ashore, eight tank landing ships (LSTs) were making their way towards Slapton. Without warning, the LSTs suddenly found themselves under attack. LST507 with Samuel Cutrone on board, was the first to be torpedoed. In addition to her crew of 165 men, LST507 was also carrying 282 Army personnel together with trucks, jeeps and gasoline, which immediately caught fire. Within minutes of this initial strike, two more ships were hit. LST531, with Allesantro aboard,was torpedoed and sank inside six minutes, with the loss of over 400 lives.
All those who took part in Exercise Tiger and its aftermath were sworn to secrecy. The Allies feared that if any information leaked to the enemy, plans for the D-Day Landings would be jeopardised.
Ten officers who had been lost, were carrying detailed plans for the D-Day landings and, until these men could be accounted for, there were fears that the Normandy Landings would have to be cancelled altogether. It would be many months before the US military authorities revealed minor details of the events of that night, and over forty years before the whole story was disclosed.
Forty days later, on 6th June 1944, the D-Day Invasion began and many of those who had taken part in Exercise Tiger also took part in the landing at Utah Beach.
Service # 32898660
He entered the Service from New York-Resident of Kings County, New York. Enlisted 28th April 1943 in New York City.He had 2 years High School education, and was a driver prior to enlistment.
Missing in Action - Exercise "Tiger" LST 531
He was awarded the Combat Action Badge, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.
Samuel J Cutrone
Exercise Tiger, or Operation Tiger, was the code name for one of a series of large-scale rehearsals for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, which took place on Slapton Sands or Slapton Beach in Devon.This area had been evacuated of civilians during the previous year, the beach there having been specially selected for its resemblance to the area between Pouppeville and La Madeleine in Northern France code-named Utah beach.
Co-ordination and communication problems resulted in friendly fire deaths during the exercise, and an Allied convoy positioning itself for the landing was attacked by E-boats of the German Kriegsmarine, resulting in the deaths of 946 American servicemen.The incident was under the strictest secrecy at the time due to the impending invasion, and was only nominally reported afterward.
Taking part in the practice landings at Slapton Sands were 30,000 American troops consisting of Infantry, Artillery, Engineers, Medical personnel, Tank Battalions and support staff. In the early hours of 28th April 1944, with the bulk of the infantry already ashore, eight tank landing ships (LSTs) were making their way towards Slapton. Without warning, the LSTs suddenly found themselves under attack. LST507 with Samuel Cutrone on board, was the first to be torpedoed. In addition to her crew of 165 men, LST507 was also carrying 282 Army personnel together with trucks, jeeps and gasoline, which immediately caught fire. Within minutes of this initial strike, two more ships were hit. LST531, with Allesantro aboard,was torpedoed and sank inside six minutes, with the loss of over 400 lives.
All those who took part in Exercise Tiger and its aftermath were sworn to secrecy. The Allies feared that if any information leaked to the enemy, plans for the D-Day Landings would be jeopardised.
Ten officers who had been lost, were carrying detailed plans for the D-Day landings and, until these men could be accounted for, there were fears that the Normandy Landings would have to be cancelled altogether. It would be many months before the US military authorities revealed minor details of the events of that night, and over forty years before the whole story was disclosed.
Forty days later, on 6th June 1944, the D-Day Invasion began and many of those who had taken part in Exercise Tiger also took part in the landing at Utah Beach.
Allesantro was a Technician Fifth Class in the U.S. Army 462nd Amphibious Truck Company
Service # 32898660
He entered the Service from New York-Resident of Kings County, New York. Enlisted 28th April 1943 in New York City.He had 2 years High School education, and was a driver prior to enlistment.
Missing in Action - Exercise "Tiger" LST 531
He was awarded the Combat Action Badge, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.
Samuel J Cutrone
Exercise Tiger, or Operation Tiger, was the code name for one of a series of large-scale rehearsals for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, which took place on Slapton Sands or Slapton Beach in Devon.This area had been evacuated of civilians during the previous year, the beach there having been specially selected for its resemblance to the area between Pouppeville and La Madeleine in Northern France code-named Utah beach.
Co-ordination and communication problems resulted in friendly fire deaths during the exercise, and an Allied convoy positioning itself for the landing was attacked by E-boats of the German Kriegsmarine, resulting in the deaths of 946 American servicemen.The incident was under the strictest secrecy at the time due to the impending invasion, and was only nominally reported afterward.
Taking part in the practice landings at Slapton Sands were 30,000 American troops consisting of Infantry, Artillery, Engineers, Medical personnel, Tank Battalions and support staff. In the early hours of 28th April 1944, with the bulk of the infantry already ashore, eight tank landing ships (LSTs) were making their way towards Slapton. Without warning, the LSTs suddenly found themselves under attack. LST507 with Samuel Cutrone on board, was the first to be torpedoed. In addition to her crew of 165 men, LST507 was also carrying 282 Army personnel together with trucks, jeeps and gasoline, which immediately caught fire. Within minutes of this initial strike, two more ships were hit. LST531, with Allesantro aboard,was torpedoed and sank inside six minutes, with the loss of over 400 lives.
All those who took part in Exercise Tiger and its aftermath were sworn to secrecy. The Allies feared that if any information leaked to the enemy, plans for the D-Day Landings would be jeopardised.
Ten officers who had been lost, were carrying detailed plans for the D-Day landings and, until these men could be accounted for, there were fears that the Normandy Landings would have to be cancelled altogether. It would be many months before the US military authorities revealed minor details of the events of that night, and over forty years before the whole story was disclosed.
Forty days later, on 6th June 1944, the D-Day Invasion began and many of those who had taken part in Exercise Tiger also took part in the landing at Utah Beach.
Service # 32898660
He entered the Service from New York-Resident of Kings County, New York. Enlisted 28th April 1943 in New York City.He had 2 years High School education, and was a driver prior to enlistment.
Missing in Action - Exercise "Tiger" LST 531
He was awarded the Combat Action Badge, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.
Samuel J Cutrone
Exercise Tiger, or Operation Tiger, was the code name for one of a series of large-scale rehearsals for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, which took place on Slapton Sands or Slapton Beach in Devon.This area had been evacuated of civilians during the previous year, the beach there having been specially selected for its resemblance to the area between Pouppeville and La Madeleine in Northern France code-named Utah beach.
Co-ordination and communication problems resulted in friendly fire deaths during the exercise, and an Allied convoy positioning itself for the landing was attacked by E-boats of the German Kriegsmarine, resulting in the deaths of 946 American servicemen.The incident was under the strictest secrecy at the time due to the impending invasion, and was only nominally reported afterward.
Taking part in the practice landings at Slapton Sands were 30,000 American troops consisting of Infantry, Artillery, Engineers, Medical personnel, Tank Battalions and support staff. In the early hours of 28th April 1944, with the bulk of the infantry already ashore, eight tank landing ships (LSTs) were making their way towards Slapton. Without warning, the LSTs suddenly found themselves under attack. LST507 with Samuel Cutrone on board, was the first to be torpedoed. In addition to her crew of 165 men, LST507 was also carrying 282 Army personnel together with trucks, jeeps and gasoline, which immediately caught fire. Within minutes of this initial strike, two more ships were hit. LST531, with Allesantro aboard,was torpedoed and sank inside six minutes, with the loss of over 400 lives.
All those who took part in Exercise Tiger and its aftermath were sworn to secrecy. The Allies feared that if any information leaked to the enemy, plans for the D-Day Landings would be jeopardised.
Ten officers who had been lost, were carrying detailed plans for the D-Day landings and, until these men could be accounted for, there were fears that the Normandy Landings would have to be cancelled altogether. It would be many months before the US military authorities revealed minor details of the events of that night, and over forty years before the whole story was disclosed.
Forty days later, on 6th June 1944, the D-Day Invasion began and many of those who had taken part in Exercise Tiger also took part in the landing at Utah Beach.
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