Carano Claudio S.

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Claudio S. Carano is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17 (42-31097) 'Mission Belle' Memorial

Name:

Claudio S. Carano

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

32410832

Unit:

535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1996-08-18

State:

Florida

Cemetery:

Fred Hunter's Hollywood Memorial Gardens West, Hollywood, Broward County, Florida, USA

Plot:

Section 4, Lot Mausoleum

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Grave:

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Claudio S. Carano was born on March 11, 1920. He served in the 535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Radio Operator on the B-17 #42-31097 'Mission Belle' during World War II. He was one of the survivors of their December 1, 1943 mission over Leverkusen, Germany, when their aircraft was hit by flak and attacked by enemy fighters. The airplane was severely damaged, so the crew decided to ditch the airplane in the River Lek between Streefkerk and Nieuw-Lekkerland, Netherlands. During the enemy attack, one member was Killed in Action while two other members drowned in the river. The surviving members were taken as POWs. Sgt Carano was sent to Stalag Luft III and Stalag XIII-D.