John Binford Terry Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ruhland 17-Mar-45 in B-17 43-38046; Mid-air collision, crashed Kamberg, Germany Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13080
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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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: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15170474 / O-828823
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Mcadams, Attala, MS | 25 April 1914 | Son of John Binford Sr and Lillian G Turner. |
Enlisted |
Camp Shelby, MS | 5 January 1944 | Camp Shelby, Mississippi |
Died |
Kamberg, Germany | 17 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ruhland 17-Mar-45 in B-17 43-38046; Mid-air collision, crashed Kamberg, Germany KIA MACR 13080 |
Keseiuske, Mississippi | |||
Buried |
Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Magratten, Netherlands Plot B Row 17 Grave 28 | ||
Based |
Eye | 17 March 1945 | Assigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/88479215-john-b-terry-jr
https://www.fold3.com/record/529877402-john-b-terry-jr
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56304520/john-b-terry
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21368604/john-binford-terry
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13080