Piqua in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Capt. Don Gentile

A One Man Air Force

— Born December 6, 1920, Piqua —

Capt. Don Gentile Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009

1. Capt. Don Gentile Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Metal marker also has pictures of three aircraft, the Spitfire, the P-47 Thunderbolt, and the P-51 Mustang

Stone Inscription: Domenic Salvatore Gentile
Son of Paquale and Josephine Gentile

R.A.F. 8/41
U.S.A.F. 9/42
Destroyed 32 enemy aircraft

HONORS
U.S.
Distinguished Service Medal 1 Cluster
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross 7 Clusters
Air Medal 3 Clusters
Presidential Unit Citation 2 Clusters

R.A.F.
Pilot Badge
Canadian Volunteer with Maple Leaf
Distinguished Flying Cross
General Service Medal
British Star

Italian Cross War Merits & Silver Medal
Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm
French Croix de Guerre

Died 1/28/51

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, World II.

Location. 40° 8.931′ N, 84° 14.327′ W. Marker is in Piqua, Ohio, in Miami County. Marker is on High Street

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, on the left when traveling east. Memorial is between Main Street and Spring Street (U.S. 36) on the Public Square northwest quadrant. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Piqua OH 45356, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Mills Brothers (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Piqua Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); William Moore McCullough / Civil Rights Movement in Piqua (about 500 feet away); Lock Nine Riverfront Park (about 500 feet away); Lock Nine (about 600 feet away); The 1913 Flood (about 700 feet away); Main Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Public Square (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Piqua.

Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia entry for Captain Gentile. (Submitted on March 20, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Captain Gentile's grave on findagrave.com. (Submitted on March 20, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Major Dominic S. Gentile - 4th Fighter Group. Short biography. (Submitted on March 20, 2009.)

Capt. Don Gentile Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009

2. Capt. Don Gentile Inscription

Capt. Don Gentile Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009

3. Capt. Don Gentile Statue

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009

4. Capt. Don Gentile Marker

Looking northeast.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,411 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 18, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.