John Andrew Dunaway
MilitaryJohn Dunaway was Pilot of B-17G #42-38033 "Man O'War", shot down by fighters on return from the 20 March 1944 mission to Frankfurt. Crashed near Breuil, 20km NW of Reims, France. Captured near Unchair, about 3km South of the crash site, on 20 March 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35258973 at enlistment, then O-688595
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34613370
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14094211 / O-811775
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39125747
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Bailed out |
20 March 1944 | of B-17G #42-38033 "Man O'War", over Breuil, France | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
20 March 1944 | captured in Unchair, 3km south of Breuil | |
Born |
New York State |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3332, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3393