Page 20 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, FEbrUAry 3, 2023 OBITUARIES Angela (Biondo) Maraia two sons, Joseph M. Maria and his wife Joan of Cohasset and Christopher J. Maraia and his wife Tricia of Saugus; three grandchildren, Christopher, Jr. and his wife Jaclyn, Tiana and Jacqueline; two sisters, Janice Nassise of Easton and Diane Martorano of Everett. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two sons, Stephen A. Maraia and Albert A. Maraia, Jr. and four brothers, Andrew, Gaetano, Robert and Joseph Jr. Biondo. Relatives and friends were O f Saugus.Died on Monday, January 23rd at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston at the age of 83.She was the wife of the late Albert A. Maraia. Born in Boston and raised in the West End and Somerville, Mrs. Maraia was the daughter of the late Joseph and Vincenza (Tarantino) Biondo. She was a graduate of Burdette Junior College and was a legal secretary for many years. Angela was co-founder of the Sons of Italy, Figle D’Italia Lodge #2692. Mrs. Maraia is survived by DANIELS | FROM PAGE 19 tics that Chennault taught were so successful against the Japanese that the Flying Tigers became legend. July of 1944 was the second anniversary of the formation of the 23rd Fighter Group from the disbanded AVG. Although the American Volunteer Group served in combat for only six months, its record was amazing: 299 Japanese aircraft destroyed in the air, with the loss of only eight P-40s in combat. Even more important than the numbers, was the defeat of the up-to-then invincible Japanese. According to fellow pilots, Walter Daniels was one of the bravest. He was an expert navigator in the cockpit using the strength of the P-40 diving speed and rugged construction to overcome the maneuverability of the Zeros and Oscars. Taught by Brig. General Cheninvited to attend visiting hours in the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, Saugus on Tuesday, January 30. A funeral was held from the funeral home on Wednesday, followed by a funeral mass in Our Lady of Assumption Church, 758 Salem St., Lynnfield. Interment in Riverside Cemetery in Saugus. In lieu of flowers, donations in Angela’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association at heart.org Louise D. (Augelli) Quaglieri O f Saugus entered into eternal rest at home, on nault, the Flying Tigers were instructed to keep up their speed and never try to overturn a Japanese fighter. If one attempted to evade with a right turn, the pilots were taught to keep diving, then climb up to attack again. The Flying Tigers earned their reputation for being fearless and deadly. Although glamorized in movies, the fighter pilots lived a precarious existence in a remote sector of the war. Intense air action over enemy territory alternated with long interludes of boredom and inactivity. Life was austere with poor food, bouts of dysentery, rat-infested barracks and irregular mail deliveries. Heavily laden C-47s and C-46s kept the Fourteenth Air Force going by flying supplies over the Hump (the Himalayas) from India. In the book, “Into the Teeth of the Tiger,” Lt. Lopez wrote the following about Danny Daniels; “Lt. Lopez reported that ‘Oscars’ Wednesday, February 1. Burial followed in the family lot at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Louise’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105 would be sincerely appreciated. Arrangements by the Cafasso & Sons Funeral Home, Everett. Lynanne M. (Catalano) Scaduto Thursday, January 26, 2023 after being in failing health. She was 97 years old. Born in Malden, Louise lived in Saugus for many years. She worked in the banking industry for most of her working life, starting as a teller and moving-up through the years to finally retire as a Vice President at the former Malden Savings Bank. She was the beloved daughter of the late Eugene and Antoinetta (DelRossi) Augelli; the dear and devoted mother of Donna L. Quaglieri of Saugus; the loving sister of Jennie Augelli and the late Aulga Augelli and Gloria Terminello. Relatives and friends were invited to attend Louise’s funeral Mass in the Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Summer St., Saugus, (enemy planes) littered the sky and according to Chinese intelligence, there was also a lot of ground activity. Three flights of P-40s were being readied for a strafing mission in the Puchi Bridge area. When the planes reached the target area, they spotted large truck convoys. Two flights went down to strafe and one stayed up as top cover, but at only 3,000 feet because of the clouds. Suddenly they were jumped by 15 to 20 Oscars and Togos. Earl Green, my roommate, was shot down in flames and bailed out as did Moose Elker. Flash Segura shot one Oscar off Curt Scovill’s tail and damaged another. Danny Daniels, Walter’s name in the service, had dived away from the first attack, but looking back, he thought he saw two Japanese attacking P-40, so he turned back to help. When he attacked, he found out that all three were Oscars. His plane was clobbered but daughter of the late Ronald and Carole (Thompson) Catalano. She had been a resident of Saugus for the past 30 years. Lynnanne’s amazing work ethic was obvious in the paper industry where she worked for over 40 years for the same company starting as an intern and working her way up to GM. Lynnanne is survived by her son Vincent Scaduto of Saugus; five siblings, Ronald Catalano and his wife Camille of Wakefield, Sherri D’Amore and her husband Angelo of Everett, Diane Ricci and her husband John of Wakefield, Michael Catalano of Peabody and Rhonda McDermott of Saugus; her former husband Jason Scaduto of Saugus; as well as many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends were O f Saugus.Formerly of Everett, died on Sunday, January 29th after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer with her son and family by her side. She was 57 years old. Born and raised in Everett, Ms. Scaduto was the he managed to break away and head for home. At Hengyang we were told by the Net that our P-40s were coming back followed by a gaggle of Zeros. I was in the alert flight, so we jumped into the cockpits to intercept the Japanese. As we were starting our engines, Daniels’ P-40 came into view from the north, trailing a heavy stream of smoke. He came right in without lowering his wheels as his hydraulic system was shot out and he bellied it in. The plane slid right past our flight and Daniels dived out onto the wing and rolled off as the P-40 slowed to a stop. We took off immediately and headed north but the Japanese had turned back well short of Hengyang. We returned to land, anxious to see how Danny had fared. We found that he was okay except for a cut on his head where it had banged into the gunsight. He said that he was getting ready to bail out but decided he could make the field, not knowing that his hydraulics were gone. Later, the parachute rigger came into the alert shack to show us Danny’s’ chute. “It’s lucky you didn’t try to bail out, Lieutenant Daniels, your chute was hit by an incendiary bullet that came up through the seat.” Most of the silk was burned or charred and had he jumped he would have been killed. Luck was with him.” Lopez’s book is filled with excerpts of bravery, dedication and invited to attend visiting hours in the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, Saugus on Thursday February 2nd. A funeral mass will be held in St. Florence Church, 47 Butler Ave., Wakefield on Friday. Interment in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park in Peabody. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Caring for a Cure @ caringforacure.org. heroism by the Flying Tigers and he depicted Walter Daniels as being one of the finest. During his last few years, he did attend a few reunions of the 23rd Fighter Group, 75th Fighter Squadron and 14th Air Force. As a fighter pilot with Chennault’s Flying Tigers in the China-Burma-India Theater, his acts of heroism became well known among fellow pilots and some of his exploits finally made their way to family members. In his military career he earned two Purple Hearts, the Distinguished Service Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Air Medal. To the family of Lt. Walter Daniels, he was already a hero in their eyes, but learning of his fearless exploits and daring rescues of many of his fellow soldiers, only added to their respect for him. Walter gave so much to his town, his family and his country as a matter of course and he never considered himself a hero. Lt. Walter Daniels passed away on Saturday, Dec. 10, 1977, at Lynn Hospital and was buried alongside his son at Riverside Cemetery in Saugus and at his death, Town Meeting members stood for a moment of silence to honor his memory as a public servant and a brave and honorable World War II veteran. Singer David Bowie asked to be a hero for only one day, but Lt. Walter Daniels, of Saugus, Massachusetts, will live on as a hero in eternity.
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