John Francis Inman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 21642
John Inman - Grinnell, 95th BG, KIA
Charles D Taylor collection
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Frankfurt in B-17 42-30181 'Herky Jerky II' 24-Jan-44; shot down by fighters , Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2258
Awards: AM, PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742956
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Herky Jerky II aka Lover Boy
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Grinnell, Iowa, USA | 5 February 1923 | Son of Silas Wilbur and Ruth Gertrude [Bradley] Inman. |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Wingene, Belgium | 24 January 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Frankfurt in B-17 42-30181 'Herky Jerky II' 24-Jan-44; shot down by fighters , KIA MACR 2258 |
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Netherlands American Cemetery Magratten, Netherlands Plot B Row 44 Grave 14 | |
Based |
Horham | 24 January 1944 | Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Hazelwood Cemetery Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA | Memorialised Hazelwood Cemetery Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2258 / MACR 2258, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database