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Joseph A. abbondondondelo

  • born

    born

    he was born in 1925 and was born and raised in Roslyn, New York, with his three younger siblings his father and mother.
  • life before war.

    jospeh worked with his father and had three younger siblings two brothers and one sister.
  • work

    before joining the military in 1942 he worked at jobs like a golf courses and many other things
  • joining  he joined  and served as a technical sergeant in 1942 in the greatly known 455th bombardment  of the 15th air force.

    joining he joined and served as a technical sergeant in 1942 in the greatly known 455th bombardment of the 15th air force.

  • air force

    air force

    he flew over 40 missions in the fair force against the Germans and was wounded in the left arm and took shrapnel in his head. when his plane was hit and cought on fire
  • flying

    flying

    jospeh and he crew had big targets while flying there main focus where getting factories, marshaling yards, oil refineries, storage areas, harbor and airdromes in Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria and the Balkans. all strategic strategies.
  • December 1945

    December 1945

    After being liberated from the camp, Joseph was hospitalized for his injuries until December. After his return to the United States, he spent 3-4 months in a hospital in England General Hospital.
  • bad year

    bad year

    alot happend during this year after his terrible plance crash he was capture for 9 months and had terrible living conditions he was a prisoner-of-war camp in northern Poland called Stalag 4
  • after war

    after war, he got married and had two sons he also worked at a bank for 20 years before retiring in 1988, he also made two trips back to Europe.
  • death

    Joseph lived a great life and died peacefully. at the age of 95 in 2019 in a living center for elders. this center was for veterans.