Nazareno Piccioni

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

MACR-9470

Nazarene Piccioni (NMI) served as radio operator aboard B-24J 42-50606 on the 12 October 1944 mission to Osnabruck.

The anti-aircraft hit that downed the aircraft struck the fuselage at the radio operator's position, tearing a hole approximately 4.5 feet long and 1 foot wide. Despite this, Piccioni was listed as returned to duty (RTD) on the MACR, indicating he survived.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued

Serial Number

13112859

Missions flown.

1 catalogued · 12 Oct 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

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