Dominick Critelli
Born: March 8, 1921
US Army; Staff Sergeant, Tec-5, Service # 326101028, 95th Infantry Division, 378th, 2nd Battalion, 479th Field Artillery Regiment, Artillery Aviation Units
Dominick Critelli was was in the 95th Infantry Division, a member of the 378th Infantry Regiment in an Artillery Aviation Unit. It was his job to keep his Unit’s aircraft flying intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. His Unit identified and observed enemy troop formations, their supply lines, ammunition depots, and the location of enemy fortifications.
In the winter of 1944, Hitler launched his last offensive of the War. The battle would soon be known as the “Battle of the Bulge.” General Patton, with Dominick’s Artillery Aviation Unit wheeled his 3rd Army a sharp 90 degrees and raced north one hundred miles with 200,000 men and less than 250 tanks to rescue the 80,000 encircled American troops in Bastogne. General Patton’s strategy pushed the German Army east, across the Rhine.
In November 1944, Mr. Critelli was one of the brave men from the 378th Regiment to fly behind enemy lines to drop much needed supplies to isolated American troops stuck on the enemy side of a bridgehead. Over a four-day period, Dominick flew fourteen of these missions precisely dropping supplies to isolated American positions. Several dozen bullet holes pierced the wings as he dropped the much-needed supplies and medicine next to our troops. His heroic and meritorious service earned him the Air Medal.
Mr. Dominick Critelli spent 151 days in combat, and also earned, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three Bronze Stars, the American Theater Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, a Good Conduct Medal.
Born: March 8, 1921
US Army; Staff Sergeant, Tec-5, Service # 326101028, 95th Infantry Division, 378th, 2nd Battalion, 479th Field Artillery Regiment, Artillery Aviation Units
Dominick Critelli was was in the 95th Infantry Division, a member of the 378th Infantry Regiment in an Artillery Aviation Unit. It was his job to keep his Unit’s aircraft flying intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. His Unit identified and observed enemy troop formations, their supply lines, ammunition depots, and the location of enemy fortifications.
In the winter of 1944, Hitler launched his last offensive of the War. The battle would soon be known as the “Battle of the Bulge.” General Patton, with Dominick’s Artillery Aviation Unit wheeled his 3rd Army a sharp 90 degrees and raced north one hundred miles with 200,000 men and less than 250 tanks to rescue the 80,000 encircled American troops in Bastogne. General Patton’s strategy pushed the German Army east, across the Rhine.
In November 1944, Mr. Critelli was one of the brave men from the 378th Regiment to fly behind enemy lines to drop much needed supplies to isolated American troops stuck on the enemy side of a bridgehead. Over a four-day period, Dominick flew fourteen of these missions precisely dropping supplies to isolated American positions. Several dozen bullet holes pierced the wings as he dropped the much-needed supplies and medicine next to our troops. His heroic and meritorious service earned him the Air Medal.
Mr. Dominick Critelli spent 151 days in combat, and also earned, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three Bronze Stars, the American Theater Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, a Good Conduct Medal.