PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Rovero, Aldo J. (Service number: 0 704 060)
Date of birth: December 2nd, 1923 (Torrington-Litchfield County/Connecticut, United States)
Nationality:  American
BIOGRAPHY: 
Aldo J. Rovero entered active service on December 24th, 1943 as a Navigator. He was honorably discharged on August 8th, 1947 as Major with 2nd Air Transport Group.
     
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (DFC)
Rank: Captain
Unit: 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 384th Bombardment Group, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing, 1st Bombardment Division, U.S. Army Air Force
Action: Received for service as B-17 Navigator, March 1944 - June 1945.
Details: General Orders No. 271, 1 AD.
 
     
AIR MEDAL (AM)
Unit: 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 384th Bombardment Group, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing, 1st Bombardment Division, U.S. Army Air Force
 
     
AIR MEDAL (AM)
Unit: 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 384th Bombardment Group, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing, 1st Bombardment Division, U.S. Army Air Force
Details: Second Air Medal received in the form of a bronze oak leaf cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first Air Medal.
 
     
AIR MEDAL (AM)
Details: Third Air Medal received in the form of a second bronze oak leaf cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first Air Medal.
 
     
AIR MEDAL (AM)
Details: Fourth Air Medal received in the form of a third bronze oak leave cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first Air Medal.
 
     
AIR MEDAL (AM)
Details: Fifth Air Medal received in the form of a fourth oak leaf cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first Air Medal.
 
     
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
 
     
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
Action: Received with five bronze campaign stars for "AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE", "NORMANDY", "NORTHERN FRANCE", "RHINELAND" and "ARDENNES".
 
     
WORLD WAR TWO VICTORY MEDAL
 
 
 
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Picture source:   - Rovero Reserach
Information source(s):   - Military Record and Report of Separation, Certificate of Service
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