Vergili Americo

Monuments

B-17 'Heavenly Body' (43-37776) Memorial

490th Bombardment Group Roll of Honor

Name:

Americo Vergili

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

16117605

Unit:

849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bombardment Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-09-27

State:

Wisconsin

Cemetery:

Mount Olivet Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Plot:

Block 18

Row:

Grave:

Lot 652

Decoration:

Comments:

Americo Vergili was born on February 8, 1923, in Rockford, Illinois. He was the son of Joseph Virgili and Nancy Ann Virgili.

Americo served in the 849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Tail Gunner on the B-17 #43-37776 'Heavenly Body' during World War II. He was Killed in Action on September 27, 1944, while on a routine night training mission when his airplane crashed on the Elmside Farm near the village of Nailstone in England. After turning, just North of Nailstone, near Ibstock, the B-17's nose dropped, and the port wing struck the ground. The machine was completely destroyed by fire and explosion. The cause of the crash remains unknown, which resulted in the death of all men aboard their plane.

Americo is now buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA.