Rigotti, Victor J.
Victor J. 'Vic' Rigotti (September 5, 1916 - January 22, 1994) was a World War II veteran. Rigotti was born in Rockford, Illinois. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve in August 1942 and was activated in February 1943. In October 1943, Rigotti graduated from the Pan American Airways Navigation Section of the University of Miami as a second lieutenant. He was promoted to first lieutenant in August 1944. During the war he was awarded the Air Medal and three Oak Leaf Clusters. He led a flight of C-47s back to the United States from Europe beginning in July 1945 and took the South Atlantic route through Africa and South America. He was discharged on December 19, 1945.
Airborne troops on D-Day.
72nd Troop Carrier Squadron (434th Group) Combat Paratroop Missions, Resupply Sorties and Other Operations October 1943 to June 1945.
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This is a 1960 folding road map of Iran, prepared by Abbas Sahab, Iran's This is a c. 1972 Victor Rigotti map of the 72nd Troop Carrier Squadron over Europe during World War II. The map highlights the squadron's most important missions (including its three missions on D-Day) as well as the thousands of resupply and freight missions flown. (more details)