Vincent L. Politte
Service #
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17057823
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Rank
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Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
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Unit
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345th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy
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Entered Service From
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Kansas
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Date of Death
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August 1, 1943
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Status
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Recovered
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Memorialized
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Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Notes
Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Staff Sgt. Vincent L. Politte were accounted for in 2018. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Walls of the Missing” at Florence American Cemetery.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.