John H Liekhus
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) Crashed near Barby in B-17 'Bomber Dear' #4297234
The remains of 1st Lt John H. Liekhus, pilot of B-17G, “Bomber Dear”, tail # 42-97234, have been positively identified after being removed from the crash site of the Bomber Dear, near Barby, Germany.
Liekhus will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC.
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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
- Nicknames: Bomber Dear
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
2 November 1944 | ||
Born |
Anaheim, California, USA | ||
Buried |
Memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing |
Revisions
Correspondence with Michael Cushing:
'My name is Michael Cushing, MD. I would like to inform you that the remains of 1st Lt John H. Liekhus, serial # 0-761138, pilot of the B-17G, “Bomber Dear”, tail # 42-97234, have been positively identified after being removed from the crash site of the Bomber Dear, near Barby, Germany. Four other crewmen who were aboard when the plane crashed were also found, only two other men were identified. This has all come about over the past year. My family is in touch with the US government agency handling this matter. At present, we are told that the remains of these five men will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC at a yet to be determined date.'
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10360 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database