Hi Andy, thank you for caring for the graves of our fallen.
Here`s what i have on S/Sgt J.V. Del Torto;
Crew Identification
The Crew of: 1st Lt E.A. Hansen
Unit: 615th Bomb Squadron
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Crew Members
Pilot 1st Lt E.A. Hansen KIA
Copilot Flt O J.S. Chuderswicz POW
Navigator 1st Lt M. Greenberg POW
Togglier S/Sgt J.L. Morrisen POW
Radio Operator S/Sgt J.V. Del Torto KIA
Engr / Top Turret T/Sgt R.A. Miller Evaded
Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt W.T. Brunson KIA
Tail Gunner S/Sgt L.E. McKnight POW
Waist Gunner S/Sgt A.A. Karcher POW
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Mission Number: 209
Date: Friday, 16 February 1945
Group Air Commander: Maj. C.A. Lewis
Crews Briefed: 37
Target: Gelsenkirchen
Target Details: Railroad marshalling yards
IY-A (860) Lt. Hanson M.I.A.
The aircraft piloted by Lt. Ernest A. Hansen, No. 42-97869 ("Maid to Order"/ "Hula Girl"), was hit in the right wing(by flak), which caught on fire. The crew bailed out over Holland, but three members of the crew, including the pilot, were killed. One crew member, Sgt. R. A. Miller, the Engineer, evaded capture, but the remaining crew members were POW's.