John C Quinn
MilitaryAssigned to 20BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. Bill Bullock crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Moravska Ostrova 29-Aug-44 in B-17 44-6359; downed by enemy aircraft, crashed Zlin, Czech; MACR 8083. Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, EAME (1BS), WWII Victory.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Bomb Squadron 2nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 14137158 / O-813654
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Winfield Long Island, New York | 19 November 1923 | BornWinfield Long Island |
|
Enlisted |
11 October 1943 | ||
|
Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
StalagLuft I, Barth, Germany | 29 August 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany |
|
Other Discharged |
11 March 1946 | ||
|
Died |
17 October 1989 |