John C McIlvaine Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 29 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30370 'Little Caesar', Killed in Action (KIA).

He is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

media-15756.pdf (3.57 MB) Document 15756 William L Beigel Collection Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for Staff Sergeant Joseph A Wolozyn of the 96th Bomb Group researched by historian Bill Beigel. The file contains copies of primary documents that discuss the return of personal effects, circumstances and causes of death, and memorialisation of the fallen airman.

Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) researched and donated by Bill Beigel: www.ww2research.com

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Caesar, Veni Vedi Vici
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 338th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

29 July 1943

Born

Pennsylvania, USA

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 144