World War II
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Service # | O-670155 |
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Unit | 345th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy |
Rank | Second Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces |
Entered Service From | New York |
Date of Death | August 1 1943 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Tablets of the Missing
North Africa American Cemetery |
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Air Medal
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Purple Heart
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart
Notes
Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Second Lieutenant Francis V. Montemurro were accounted for in 2022. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the North Africa American Cemetery.