John E Savage
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 16-Aug-44 in B-17G 44-6126 while serving as Co-Pilot. Aircraft was attacked by fighters setting the bomb bay on fire. The aircraft exploded, broke in two and crashed at Teistungen, Gemrany. Killed in action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Teistungen, Germany | 16 August 1944 | Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters setting the bomb bay on fire. Aircraft exploded and broke in two. Aircraft crashed at Teistungen, Germany. |
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Born |
Turlock, California | ||
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Buried |
Golden Gate National Cemetery, 1300 Sneath Lane, San Bruno, CA 94006, USA | Originally buried by the Germans in the cemetery of Breitenbach, Germany. After the war his remains were recovered and re-interred for a time in the Lorraine American Cemetery, later on 6-Aug-48 his remains moved to the Ardennes American Cemetery. Shortly thereafter his remains were repatriated to the Golden Gate Cemetery, San Bruno, California. |
Revisions
Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source: MACR 8185 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
Lee Cunningham 17-DEc-2014. Added SN and KIA event per MACR 8185; Added Burial event and crafted biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within website data.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8185