| Name |
John Monti |
| Suffix |
Jr. |
| Birth |
4 Jan 1925 |
Bradford Hospital, Bradford, McKean County, PA, USA  |
- The Bradford Era, 5 Jan 1925, page 8: Mr. and Mrs. John Monti of Aiken announce the birth of a son at the Bradford Hospital yesterday.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service |
16 Mar 1943 |
Erie, Erie County, PA, USA |
| Enlisted. |
- Bradford Era, 26 Oct 1944, page 2: Sgt. John Monti Wounded Again
Staff Sgt. John E. Monti, of Custer City,first engineer and gunner on a B-24 Liberator bombers, has been wounded the second time in World War Two according to a telegram received by his wife, Mrs. Monica Monti, from the War Department yesterday.
The telegram stated "regret to inform you that your husband was seriously wounded in the Southwest Pacific area on October 3. You will be advised of reports concerning his condition as soon as received." The telegram also gave an hospitalized address.
Sgt. Monti was first first reported wounded in action on July 3rd in the Southwest Pacific area also. At that time he received shrapnel in his leg and after being hospitalized he was returned to active duty.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. John Monti of Custer City, Sgt. Monti entered the service in March 1943.
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| Death |
4 Oct 1944 |
Moratai Island |
- Sgt. Monti was first wounded in action 3 July 1944 against the enemy over Yap Island and awarded the Silver Star posthumously for gallantry in action over Borneo, on 3 October 1944. A first engineer and top turret gunner in the crew of a B-24 aircraft which took part in the second mass daylight raid against this heavily defended Japanese oil refining center. Carrying the maximum bomb and fuel load, and with their ammunition supply cut in half, they flew a record distance of more than 2,500 miles over water without fighter escort into an area where strong enemy resistance was inevitable. Flying through heavy anti aircraft fire, his airplane was hit by a shell and a large fragment ripped through his hip and leg. In spite of the critical wound and the intense pain, Sgt. Monti placed himself in a position from which he could observe enemy interceptors and continued calling out their positions as they pressed their unrelenting attacks upon the bomber formation. When it became evident that the damaged bomber would have difficulty in returning, this enlisted man calmly called attention to the heavy equipment which should be jettisoned and thus aided in bringing the airplane to an emergency base, where he died the following day. Sgt. Monti had completed thirty combat missions.
- Bradford Era, 30 Oct 1944, page 3: S/S J. E. Monti Dies of Wounds
Custer City Resident Wounded Twice on South Pacific Duty
Mrs. Monica Monti of Olean, N. Y., formerly of 208 South avenue, Bradford has received word from the War Department of the death of her husband, Staff Sgt. John E. Monti, jr., who died in a hospital on Moratai Island on Oct. 4, a day following wounds received in action.
Mrs. Monti received a telegram recently from the War Department informing her that her husband had been seriously wounded for a second time in the Southwest Pacific area on Oct. 3. Sgt. Monti had previously been wounded in action over Yap Island.
Sgt. Monti left Bradford in March 1943. He received his basic training at Miami Beach, Fla. He was graduated from Aeroplane Mechanic school at Gulport Field, Miss. He received his sergeant's rating and Silver Wings upon graduating from Aerial Gunnery school at Laredo Army Air Field, Laredo, Texas, in December of 1943.
After a short furlough enroute which he spent with his wife and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Monti, sr., of Custer City, Sgt. Monti left for Fresno, Calif., where he was assigned to a bomber crew. Later he was transferred to Monroe Field where he was stationed until sent on overseas duty on April 1, 1944.
Sgt. Monti was first engineer and top turret gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber. He had received the Air Medal for meritorious service and bravery. Shortly afterwards he was promoted to staff sergeant. He also was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received July 3, 1944 in action over Yap Island and was presented a Presidential Citation for outstanding achievements in the line of duty against the enemy.
Overseas, Sgt. Monti had been stationed at Guadacanal, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea and in the Netherland East Indies at the time of his death. He had completed 30 bombing missions.
Survivors, besides his widow and his parents, include numerous other relatives in Bradford and vicinity.
Mrs. Monti is the former Miss Monica Lunn of Bradford.
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| Burial |
23 Feb 1949 |
Saint Bonaventure Cemetery, Allegany, Cattaraugus County, NY, USA |
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43441830
- The Bradford Era, 21 Feb 1949, page 2: BOdy of S/Sgt. John E. Monti Jr. To Arrive Today; Funeral Is Set
The body of S/Sgt. John E. Monti Jr., who died in a hospital on Moratai Island, Southwestern Pacific area, on Oct. 4, 1944, a day following wounds received in action, will arrive in Bradford today at 3:55 p.m., on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Sgt. Monti entered the Army in March, 1943. He trained at Miami Beach, Fla., and Airplane Mechanic School, Gulfport Field, Miss. He was promoted to sergeant and received his silver wings when he graduated from Aerial Gunnery School at Laredo Army Air Field, Laredo, Tex., in December, 1943.
Sgt. Monti was assigned to a bomber crew at Fresno, Cal. Later he was transferred to Monroe Field, where he was stationed until sent overseas in April, 1944. He served as the first engineer and top turret gunner on a B-24 LIberator bomber.
Sgt. Monti received several decorations while in service, including the Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters; the Silver Star, two air medals; the Presidential Citation. He was wounded twice in service, at Yap Island on July 3, 1944, and on Oct. 3, 1944.
He was a graduate of Cyclone Grammar School and a 1943 graduate of Bradford High School.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Monti Sr., Custer City; his wife, Mrs. George A. Larson, Bradford; aunts and uncles, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Monti, Custer City; Mr. and Mrs. James Pascarella, Bradford; Mr. and Mrs. Lebe Monago, Mrs. Angelina Perin, Lewis Run; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Hegman, Erie; Mr. and Mrs. Germano Niori, Olean; numerous relatives in this country, Italy, France, and Switzerland.
Funeral on Wednesday
The body will be taken to the home of the parents in Custer City, from where a military funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 8:15 o'clock. There will be a Solemn High Mass at St. Bernard's Church at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in St. Bonaventure Cemetery, Allegany, N. Y. The American Legion, assisted by other city veterans' organization, will conduct the military funeral.
The Rev. George H. Dwyer, a former assistant pastor of St. Bernard's Church, now of Cambridge Springs, Pa., will attend the funeral. Father Dwyer and Sgt. Monti were attached to the same Air Force group overseas.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Still Funeral Home.
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Headstone of John Monti, Angelina and John Monti Jr.
Headstone of John Monti, Angelina and John Monti Jr. |
| Person ID |
I1271 |
Helms Family |
| Last Modified |
20 Apr 2015 |
| Father |
John Monti, b. 21 Oct 1899 d. Aug 1984 (Age 84 years) |
| Mother |
Lucy Angelina Moire, b. 1899 bur. Saint Bonaventure Cemetery, Allegany, Cattaraugus County, NY, USA |
| Marriage |
12 Jun 1924 |
St. Bernards Church, Bradford, McKean County, PA, USA |
- The Bradford Era, 14 Jun 1924, page 4: MOIRE-MINTO NUPTIALS
Thursday morning at 8:30 o'clock in St. Bernard's church Rev. David F. Hickey, LL. D., united in marriage Miss Lucy Angelina Moire and John Monti, both of this city. The attendants were Miss Jennie Cappelletti of Olean and Charles Monti, cousin of the groom. Mr. and Mrs. Monti will reside at Aiken where the groom is interested in an oil lease.
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| Family ID |
F412 |
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