Antoniono, John Joseph

Rank and Name, Technical Sergeant John Joseph Antoniono.

Unit/Placed in, 21st Bomber Squadron, 29th Bomber Group, Heavy.

John is born approx. on 1921 in Pennsylvania.

Father, Louis Antoniono.

Mother, Lucy Antoniono.

John enlisted the service in Pennsylvania with service number # 33284883.

John ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,

Capt. Harrell R. Hoffman Pilot

2^nd Lt. Robert J. Riddle Co Pilot

2^nd Lt. Carroll W. Cramer Navigator

2^nd Lt. Edward R. Baoon III Bombardier

T/Sgt. Myron M. Brown Engineer/Gunner

T/Sgt. John J. Antoniono Radio Operator/Gunner

S/Sgt. Sammie C. Benton Radar Observer

S/Sgt. Raymond G. Brown Asst. Engineer/Gunner

S/Sgt. Richard H. Quackenbush Armored Gunner

Sgt. Nick J. Mesa Photographer

John was KIA on the Mission to Japan, he was attacked by Enemy Fighters and (presumably) crashed in the Parahismura Strait, Japan on Nov. 8, 1943 , he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

John is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

And a Memorial Grave on the Website https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56114158/john-j-antoniono

Thanks to, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/21st_Bombardment_Squadron.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/