Italians honoring Massachusetts WWII vet, fellow crewmembers

Feb 10, 2015 514

The daughter of a Massachusetts World War II veteran is in northern Italy this weekend to unveil a memorial at the spot where his bomber crashed 70 years ago.

Silas Barrett of Norfolk and four other crewmembers bailed out of the B-25 Mitchell dubbed "Maybe" just before it crashed into a mountain near the village of Ronzo di Chienis after being hit by anti-aircraft fire during a bombing run on Feb. 6, 1945. The pilot and co-pilot were killed.

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Source: http://www.bostonherald.com/

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