World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Attilio A. Benvenuto
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
San Francisco, California
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
STAFF SERGEANT. BALL TURRET GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 781ST SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN BY ANTI-CRAFT FIRE ON A COMBAT MISSION TO A MARSHALLING YARD AT MARIBOR, YUGOSLAVIA ON DECEMBER 19, 1944. KILLED IN ACTION.