Name 9 Killed In Plane Crash
One Sioux Cityan, Sergeant N. Litrio, in Kimball Tragedy
A Sioux Cityan, Sergeant Nino S. Litrio, was among nine men killed in the crash of an army bomber from the Sioux City airbase near Kimball, S.D., Thursday night, the base public relations office revealed Friday night.
Lieut. A.W. Marshall, public relations officer, listed the nine as:
Lieut. Thomas R. Russell, Clinton, Mass.
Lieut. John M. Walker, Miami Beach, Florida
Lieut. Robert P. Lynn, Syracuse, N.Y.
Sergeant Lester M. Hatfield, Parkdale, Ore.
Sergeant Raymond F. Pischke, Pittsburg
Sergeant Victor D. Mette, Monroe, Fla.
Sergeant Nino S. Litrio, Sioux City
Sergeant Mike J. Ventura, Chicago
Private First Class Victor F. Brotherton, Joplin, Mo.
Sergeant Litrio’s wife moved to Sioux City after he was stationed at the base. Their previous address and her street address here were unavailable.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, August 28, 1943
Nino Salvatore Litrio was born July 21, 1920. He died Aug 26, 1943 and is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY.
Sgt. Litrio served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 702nd Bomb Squadron, 445th Bomb Group, Sioux City Army Air Base, IA and was in the crash of B-24E Liberator at Mitchell Bombing Range, SD.
Source: ancestry.com
