John Bernard Durborow
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 77155 - 2ndLt. John B. Durborow, Co-Pilot on the B-24, Cloud Hopper
Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4264464. Killed in Action (KIA).
Born February 24, 1919, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Buried beside his brother, 2nd Lt. Paul J. Durborow, KIA July 29, 1944, 349th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Allen H Bryson, Sol Greenberg and Albert J Gehrt of the 453rd Bomb Group in their underwear after a mission. Handwritten letter enclosed with print: '1 [left] Allen H Bryson- Pilot, 2 [right] Albert H Gehrt- Bombardier, 3 [center] Sol Greenberg- Navigator. Part of the crew of "The Gypsy Queen", 733rd Sqdn. 453rd Bomb Group at Old Buckenham. Taken in long johns, pistol and parachute harness after returning from a mission.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380674.jpg.webp?itok=FeDJ5j6d)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
Events
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Died |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
8 April 1944 |
Revisions
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945; World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas; World War II Honor Roll.
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945; World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas; World War II Honor Roll.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3923 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
