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416th Bombardment Group (L) S/Sgt. Daniel Ralph Abriola Airplane Mechanic - Gunner, 32458250 Prisoner Of War 669th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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416th Bombardment Group (L) S/Sgt. Daniel Ralph Abriola Airplane Mechanic - Gunner, 32458250 Prisoner Of War 669th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 21-Mar-1921, Lyndhurst, Bergen County, New Jersey
Entered Military Service: Date: 25-Aug-1942 POW summary: Fail to Return Date: 2-Feb-1945 POW Camp: Stalag 6B Return Date: 17-May-1945 NARA WW II POW Data File Latest Report Date: 17-May-1945 NARA WW II POW Data File ID: 140 / (PDF) Died: 24-Aug-2010, Brick, Ocean County, New Jersey On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry Find-A-Grave |
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DANIEL R. ABRIOLA
Daniel R. Abriola, 89, of Brick, passed away at Ocean Medical Center, Brick, NJ, on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. Born in Lyndhurst, NJ, he was formerly of Little Egg Harbor before moving to Brick 9 years ago. He was an auto salesman for various dealerships in Bergen & Passaic Counties for 35 years retiring in 1986. He was a member of the American EX POW Ocean County Chapter, VFW Post 416 & DAV, of Little Egg Harbor and the AMVETS, Lyndhurst. He served his country in the Army Air Force during WWII and was also a member of Epiphany Church, Brick, NJ.
Asbury Park Press (Asbury Park, New Jersey), 26 Aug 2010, Thu, Page 13, Daniel R. Abriola Obituary, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/144555244/?terms=Daniel%20R.%20Abriola&match=1 [subscription required] : accessed 9 April 2021) |
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No_Report Details Description: Lieutenant D.E. Smith was flying a window plane. On the return trip he heard an explosion in the rear compartment of the plane. He called his gunners, but neither of them answered. He landed the plane safely at A-78. In the gunners compartment, he found Sergeant R. DeStafono dead. His body was badly broken. Only one small hole was visible in the plane, but the bulkhead had been sprung by the force of the unexplainable explosion. The other gunner, Staff Sergeant D.R. Abriola, was seen to bail out after the explosion near Bolbark, in enemy territory, and is listed as MIA. (416th BG History 1945) The second day of February found misfortune once more plaguing the 669th. In an attack on the Euskirken Supply Center, which served as a processing and billeting area for enemy troops enroute to the front, the aircraft piloted by Lt. D. E. Smith was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire. An explosion occured in the gunners compartment of the airplane. Sgt. Richard De Stefano, the top turret gunner, was killed outright. The engineer gunner, S/Sgt. D. F. Abriola, bailed out. When last seen, S/Sgt. Abriola was drifting down to a landing behind enemy lines. (It should be added that the aircraft was an A20K.) Lt. Smith was obliged to crash land the airplane at AAF Sta. A-78. Fortunately, he escaped injury. ("669th Bombardment Squadron (L) History") See also Mission # 197 |
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See Also:
Prisoner Of War (POW) Camps
Escape & Evasion (E&E) Reports
POW/E&E Terms and Acronyms
POW/E&E Sources, References, Resources
