Enrico J. Acampora was born on July 11, 1923, in New York. He was the son of Antonio Acampora and Raffaela Naclerio Acampora. A graduate of School Fifty-seven in the Bronx, he attended the Manhattan High School of Aviation Trades and entered military service in February 1941, initially serving with the 248th Field Artillery before transferring to the Air Force. He served in the 584th Bomber Squadron, 394th Bomber Group, Medium, as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot of B-26 Marauder #42-107667 nicknamed “Ginger II” during World War II.

On April 21, 1944, B-26 Marauder “Ginger II” took off from Station 161 Boreham Airfield, Essex, England, for a mission targeting the Bois d’Esquerdes V-1 site in the Pas-de-Calais region of France. At approximately 11:37 a.m., while flying near Remilly-Wirquin, about 10 km south of Saint-Omer, the aircraft was hit by German flak on the left engine, causing fatal damage. The bomber went down in the “Les Monts” area of Remilly-Wirquin, and while there was an attempt to abandon the aircraft, only part of the crew managed to get out before it crashed. Of the six crew members, five were killed in action, and one survived but was captured.

2Lt Acampora was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Old Saint Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA.

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