Jean Deveau Vogt
Military ROLL OF HONOURIn front, from left to right :
Pilot 2nd Lt Robert Summerville;
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Jean D. Vogt;
Navigator (unknown);
Bombardier 2nd Lt. Ralph E. Eisenach,
Standing, from left to right :
Right Waist Gunner S/Sgt Sylvester J. Marshall:
Radio Operator S/Sgt John H. McClanahan Jr;
Ball Turret Gunner Sgt Frank La Rocca;
Left Waist Gunner (unknown);
Engineer / Top Turret Gunner Sgt Alfred I. Holt;
Tail Gunner Sgt Thomas J. Harris.
[Note : the Navigator on the fateful 14 June 1944 mission, 2nd Lt Abraham Wiseman, is not on the photo and had substituted for Lt Summerville's regular Navigator.]
Corrected the identification of Sylvester Marshall. He is standing first on the left rather than fourth on the left.
Marshall was identified by his daughter Sylvia Marshall Durphey.
Crashed near chateaudun, France on 6/14/44 in B17 #42-97188. Missing Air Crew Report#5800. KIA
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-761417
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: MOS 1035 - Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35624236
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Reworth, New Jersey, USA | 18 January 1921 | 2nd Lieutenant Jean D. Vogt was born January 18, 1921. His next of kin were his parents, Benjamin and Emily Vogt. He was from Haworth, New Jersey. |
Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood NN14, UK | 11 May 1944 - 14 June 1944 | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 544th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 11 May 1944, Jean D. Vogt Crew (co-pilot name used to identify crew because it was assigned without a pilot). 6 combat missions. |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 14 June 1944 | On June 14, 1944, he was the Copilot aboard B-17 tail #42-97188 when it went down over Villeau, France. |
Buried |
Paramus, NJ 07652, USA | Burial: George Washington Memorial Park Paramus Bergen County New Jersey, USA |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5800 / MACR5800, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database