Joseph was a Captain in the U.S. Army Air Forces,814th Bomber Squadron, 482nd Bomber Group, Pursuit ~ Service # O-724581 He entered the Service from California
Awards: Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters.
In the fall of 1943, Joe Avedano fought in his last mission over Pisa, Italy, before becoming part of an elite, handpicked group of men selected to become part of the highly confidential group assigned to the 482nd Bombardment Group and nicknamed the ‘Pathfinder's'.. The Pathfinder’s Unit was stationed in Alconbury, England, and prepared "lead" aircraft ships with the latest radar systems. Joe was assigned as one of the operations officers for the B-24 pilots who were under the command of Major John Roche.Joe was now a veteran of nearly thirty missions and was selected to undertake the top-secret duty of providing radar leads for specific bombing missions, including that of the invasion that would take place in only a matter of months over the beaches of Normandy, France.On the night of January 23, 1944 a volunteer crew of six, including Captain Avendano, boarded a plane to test a radar system and the plane’s equipment for an upcoming mission. Commander John Roche was communicating to Joe throughout the test when the plane suddenly began descending nose first and crashed, causing a massive explosion and killing the entire crew.
Awards: Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters.
In the fall of 1943, Joe Avedano fought in his last mission over Pisa, Italy, before becoming part of an elite, handpicked group of men selected to become part of the highly confidential group assigned to the 482nd Bombardment Group and nicknamed the ‘Pathfinder's'.. The Pathfinder’s Unit was stationed in Alconbury, England, and prepared "lead" aircraft ships with the latest radar systems. Joe was assigned as one of the operations officers for the B-24 pilots who were under the command of Major John Roche.Joe was now a veteran of nearly thirty missions and was selected to undertake the top-secret duty of providing radar leads for specific bombing missions, including that of the invasion that would take place in only a matter of months over the beaches of Normandy, France.On the night of January 23, 1944 a volunteer crew of six, including Captain Avendano, boarded a plane to test a radar system and the plane’s equipment for an upcoming mission. Commander John Roche was communicating to Joe throughout the test when the plane suddenly began descending nose first and crashed, causing a massive explosion and killing the entire crew.
Joseph was a Captain in the U.S. Army Air Forces,814th Bomber Squadron, 482nd Bomber Group, Pursuit ~ Service # O-724581 He entered the Service from California
Awards: Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters.
In the fall of 1943, Joe Avedano fought in his last mission over Pisa, Italy, before becoming part of an elite, handpicked group of men selected to become part of the highly confidential group assigned to the 482nd Bombardment Group and nicknamed the ‘Pathfinder's'.. The Pathfinder’s Unit was stationed in Alconbury, England, and prepared "lead" aircraft ships with the latest radar systems. Joe was assigned as one of the operations officers for the B-24 pilots who were under the command of Major John Roche.Joe was now a veteran of nearly thirty missions and was selected to undertake the top-secret duty of providing radar leads for specific bombing missions, including that of the invasion that would take place in only a matter of months over the beaches of Normandy, France.On the night of January 23, 1944 a volunteer crew of six, including Captain Avendano, boarded a plane to test a radar system and the plane’s equipment for an upcoming mission. Commander John Roche was communicating to Joe throughout the test when the plane suddenly began descending nose first and crashed, causing a massive explosion and killing the entire crew.
Awards: Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters.
In the fall of 1943, Joe Avedano fought in his last mission over Pisa, Italy, before becoming part of an elite, handpicked group of men selected to become part of the highly confidential group assigned to the 482nd Bombardment Group and nicknamed the ‘Pathfinder's'.. The Pathfinder’s Unit was stationed in Alconbury, England, and prepared "lead" aircraft ships with the latest radar systems. Joe was assigned as one of the operations officers for the B-24 pilots who were under the command of Major John Roche.Joe was now a veteran of nearly thirty missions and was selected to undertake the top-secret duty of providing radar leads for specific bombing missions, including that of the invasion that would take place in only a matter of months over the beaches of Normandy, France.On the night of January 23, 1944 a volunteer crew of six, including Captain Avendano, boarded a plane to test a radar system and the plane’s equipment for an upcoming mission. Commander John Roche was communicating to Joe throughout the test when the plane suddenly began descending nose first and crashed, causing a massive explosion and killing the entire crew.
Inscription
CAPT 814 BOMB SQ 482 BOMB GP (P) CALIFORNIA
Gravesite Details
This is one of two plots where the names are known but the bodies could not be separately identified; they are buried together and a bronze tablet records their details
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