Mondo, Walter John

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Mondo, Walter John ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-740875 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943, effective 4 July 1943.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	25 July 1943
Results	Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 16 July 1917 Graduated from Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School, Roswell Army Flying School, Roswell, New Mexico in March 1943. (designated For Four-Engine Assignment)
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 16117⇓ (1.059 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Ward, P J (IO)⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Mondo, Walter John	Co-pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Bederman, Robert (NMI)⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Janicek, George John, Jr⇗	Bombardier	KIA
T/SGT. Chiafari, Frank (NMI)⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	KIA
T/SGT. Landrum, Bert (NMI), Jr⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Ciamarra, Nicholas Dominick⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Patton, William Charles⇗	Tail Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Jackson, John Francis⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Holmes, John Lee⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
8⇗	14 July 1943	Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Co-pilot	42‑30147⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
9⇗	24 July 1943	Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway	Co-pilot	42‑29703⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because of trouble with #2 engine oil pressure and erratic supercharger regulator on #4 engine. Sortie Report⇗
10⇗	25 July 1943	Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑3024⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Damaged by enemy action, details uncertain. Sortie Report⇗

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