Ambrozio serve as a Staff Sergeant & Engineer / Gunner on B-24J #44-41258, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cuyahoga County, Ohio prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 21, 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, with dependents.
B-24J #44-41258 took off, with a crew of 10, from Mokmer Airfield, Biak, Numfor Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia on a strike mission over Libby Airfield, Mindanao, Philippines.
B-24J #44-41258 was last seen near the target but was not seen again and did not return to base. The entire crew was lost on this mission.
Ambrozio was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 35060137
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-41258:
Boettcher, James E ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, WI
Clark, Louis D ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CA
Cunningham, John R ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, WI
Gibson, Robert J ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, NY
Heerey, James T ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, PA
Marino, Philip J ~ Sgt, Nose Gunner, LA
Millner, William M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Rivers, Jewel A ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, AL
Tata, Ambrozio B ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, OH
Wachal, Gerald J ~ FO, Navigator, IA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Ambrozio serve as a Staff Sergeant & Engineer / Gunner on B-24J #44-41258, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cuyahoga County, Ohio prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 21, 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, with dependents.
B-24J #44-41258 took off, with a crew of 10, from Mokmer Airfield, Biak, Numfor Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia on a strike mission over Libby Airfield, Mindanao, Philippines.
B-24J #44-41258 was last seen near the target but was not seen again and did not return to base. The entire crew was lost on this mission.
Ambrozio was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 35060137
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-41258:
Boettcher, James E ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, WI
Clark, Louis D ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CA
Cunningham, John R ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, WI
Gibson, Robert J ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, NY
Heerey, James T ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, PA
Marino, Philip J ~ Sgt, Nose Gunner, LA
Millner, William M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Rivers, Jewel A ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, AL
Tata, Ambrozio B ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, OH
Wachal, Gerald J ~ FO, Navigator, IA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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