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Lawrence Cilestio
Lawrence Cilestio was born March 25, 1925. He was Born and raised in Glenside, Pennsylvania. On July 27, 1943 he enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces. His locations included Greensboro, NC; Sioux Falls, SD; Manduria, Italy;  Atlantic City, NJ; as well as Fort Dix AAF; NJ.

Lawrence Cilestio flew a Consolidated B-24 Liberator, also known as a heavy bomber, for the 15th air force in Italy. He flew bombing missions over Germany and Austria. The b-24 flew at an altitude of 25,000 to 28,000 feet. On his 16th mission he was shot down over Hungary, escaping the air craft by parachute. He was then captured by Hungarian troops fighting for the Nazi Army. A few days later he was turned over to the Germans, and was forced to walk from Hungary to Germany. He was held in a Nazi prison camp as a prisoner of war for two months. On April 29, 1945 by the 14th armored division on the third army commanded by General George S. Patton.

Immediately after Lawrence Cilestio was flown out to a camp based in France called Camp "Lucky Strike." He was then deloused and issued a fresh uniform. After his separation from the U.S Army Air Force in 19-- he enrolled in Temple University in Philidelphia taking advantage of the GI Bill. a program..., He later received a bachelors degree in journalism. He then married in 1950, where he worked for various Newspaper companies, raising three daughters.