Massachusetts
Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate (ACMM)
U.S. Navy

Service Record: Enlisted in Naval Reserves 16 Dec 1937. Died on Active Duty 04 Apr 1939.

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On April 4, 1939, a flight of six U.S. Navy biplanes were cruising at 2,000 feet over the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, as part of the launching ceremony for the Navy’s new aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Wasp, (CV-7).

While passing overhead, the aircraft began to execute a maneuver where each in turn would roll over and dive downward. As they were doing so, the second and third planes in the formation collided in mid-air, and both crashed as a result.

From story by Jim Ignasher.

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Married Florence E. Gegan (1902-1982) in 1927 (Revere, Massachusetts).

Father of Frank Joseph Ausiello (1929-1990). Frank was in the U.S. Army from 20 Feb 1951 to 19 Feb 1953.

Massachusetts
Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate (ACMM)
U.S. Navy

Service Record: Enlisted in Naval Reserves 16 Dec 1937. Died on Active Duty 04 Apr 1939.

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On April 4, 1939, a flight of six U.S. Navy biplanes were cruising at 2,000 feet over the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, as part of the launching ceremony for the Navy’s new aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Wasp, (CV-7).

While passing overhead, the aircraft began to execute a maneuver where each in turn would roll over and dive downward. As they were doing so, the second and third planes in the formation collided in mid-air, and both crashed as a result.

From story by Jim Ignasher.

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Married Florence E. Gegan (1902-1982) in 1927 (Revere, Massachusetts).

Father of Frank Joseph Ausiello (1929-1990). Frank was in the U.S. Army from 20 Feb 1951 to 19 Feb 1953.