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About John Joseph Fanelli
Son of Helen A. Fanelli who resided in Amboy, Illinois.
John served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on C-47A #42-93095, 91st Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier, Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Illinois prior to the war.
John was "Killed In Action" when his C-47A was believed to have been shot down by German anti-aircraft fire during the Normandy invasion and crashed at Beuzeville-au-Plain, Manche, France during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on March 27, 1951.
Service # O-696844
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 8 2018, 1:51:32 UTC
- Residence: 1940 - 221 North Mason Avenue, Amboy, Lee, Illinois, USA
- Race: White
- Reference: 1940 United States Federal Census - SmartCopy: Apr 8 2018, 2:04:56 UTC
- Residence: 1930 - Amboy, Lee, Illinois, USA
- Race: White
- Reference: 1930 United States Federal Census - SmartCopy: Apr 8 2018, 2:08:57 UTC
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John Joseph Fanelli's Timeline
| 1921 |
1921
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Illinois, United States
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| 1944 |
June 6, 1944
Age 23
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Beuzeville-au-Plain, Manche, Normandy, France
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| 1951 |
March 27, 1951
Age 23
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Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (Plot SECTION 84 SITE 25-31), Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
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