Name:
Louis C. Sortino
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
12208003
Unit:
706th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
2004-07-16
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Plot:
Section: So11
Row:
Grave:
1
Decoration:
Comments:
SSgt Louis C. Sortino, mechanic of the B-24 42-7581 “Devil Dream”, took off from Station 125, Bungay, UK on a bombing mission to La Rochelle. The plane was evacuated at 1210, the crew bailing out at 11000 feet. He landed safely but was captured and sent to Stalag Luft 4 at Gross-Tychow.