Name:
Vincent J. Massa
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-811949
Unit:
83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-10
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
G
Row:
20
Grave:
14
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf
Comments:
1st Lt Vincent J. Massa, pilot of the P-47 Thunderbolt 43-25319, took off from station 357 in Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK on a bombing mission over Rennes. Separated by clouds, the formations regrouped after crossing the Channel, but Massa was not among them. He was shot down by German fighters at 1430. It was his 44th mission.