John B O'Hara
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
My father (the short guy, Donald C Allen) knew the officers in this photo who sadly crashed and were KIA. I found this photo in my father's collection. Paul Bloomberg, Lewis Bambick, John O'Hare, Don Allen and Delbert McCrary. I'd love to hear from family, [email protected]
My father (the short guy, Donald C Allen) knew the officers. I found this photo in his collection. Paul Bloomberg, Lewis Bambick, John O'Hare, Don Allen and Delbert McCrary. I'd love to hear from family, [email protected]. I own this photo and believe to have another of my father with these officers and a spouse.
Object Number - UPL 40614 - O Hara crew officers and Donald Allen. My father (the short guy, Donald C Allen) knew the officers in this photo who sadly crashed and were KIA. I...
Killed in Action (KIA) on 9 September 1944 in Skorve, Norway, after crashing B-24 Liberator #42-52196 on a carpetbagger mission.
O'Hara was assigned for the 458th Bomb Group for one day, being assigned to the 755th Bomb Squadron on 20 July 1944, before being placed on a 90 day detachment to Leuchars on 21 July 1944 to take part in Operation ball- the resupply of resistance fighters in Norway.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 7170317
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 717031
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 19110388
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: War Bride, Crupper-5
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 9 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
9 September 1944 | ||
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Born |
Wayne County, Pennsylvania | ||
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St Louis, Missouri |
Revisions
458th BG/Special Forces & Page 280 of the book LIBERATORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia