Galeazzo J. Cianci
Galeazzo J. Cianci, Corporal, U.S. Army Air Forces.
Corporal • U.S. Army Air Forces • Serial 13177983
551st Base Unit
Entered service from New Jersey • Died October 23, 1944
Buried at Beverly National Cemetery, Plot C O 229, Beverly, New Jersey
Introduction
Corporal Galeazzo J. Cianci of Clementon, NJ, was born on May 10, 1925, to Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Cianci. He lived at 143 Garfield Avenue in Clementon, NJ. He enlisted in the United States Army and had qualified for flight duty.
Galeazzo Cianci was killed when the B-26 bomber he was in crashed shortly after takeoff during a training flight originating from Barksdale Field, LA, on October 23, 1944. He was survived by his parents and several brothers and sisters, including Staff Sergeant Nicholas Cianci, then serving with the Air Transport Command in India.
Corporal Cianci’s death was reported in the October 28, 1944, edition of the Camden Courier-Post. A Solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. Lawrence Church in Lindenwold, NJ, and funeral services were held in Clementon. He was buried at Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, NJ, on October 25, 1944.
Cpl. Gale J. Cianci
Camden Courier-Post —
CPL. GALE J. CIANCI
Solemn Requiem Mass for Cpl. Gale J. Cianci, 19, will be celebrated Monday at 9 a.m. in St. Lawrence church, Lindenwold. Relatives and friends will meet at 8 a.m. in a funeral home at 51 Park boulevard, Clementon. Corporal Cianci, of the Army Air Forces, who lived at 143 Garfield avenue, Clementon, was killed in the crash of a B-26 bomber Tuesday shortly after the takeoff from Barksdale Field, La.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Cianci, and several brothers and sisters, including S/Sgt Nicholas Cianci, 25, with the Army Transport Service in India.
Photos
Beverly National Cemetery monument, Beverly, NJ.