John Charles Dennis
MilitaryAssigned to 418BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 17-Aug-43 in B-17 42-5860 'Escape Kit. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM, POW, American campaign, EAME, WWII Victory
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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: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-729797
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Norwich, Connecticut | 5 August 1919 | Born Norwich, Connecticut |
Enlisted |
26 September 1942 | ||
Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag VIIa, Moosburg, Austria | 17 August 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag VIIa, Moosburg, Austria |
Other Discharged |
26 November 1945 | ||
Died |
Norwich, Connecticut | 15 October 1974 | Died Norwich, Connecticut |
Buried |
Saint Joseph Cemetery Norwich, Connecticut | 18 October 1974 | Interred Saint Joseph Cemetery Norwich, Connecticut |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 675 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database