John J Buel
Military ROLL OF HONOUROn T/O for an operational mission on 6 Feb 1944, B-17G #42-39955 lost an engine and touched down hard upon landing causing the landing gear to collapse. RTD. Damaged by flak over the target of Klein Machnow, Berlin and attacked by fighters on the return on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31337 'Hell's Cargo' crashed WSW of Uelzen, GR. Killed in Action (KIA). He hit his head on a rock and died in the infirmary the same day. The Germans buried him in a field-grave near the brick works along the roat to Gebharshagen
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hell's Cargo
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
6 March 1944 | ||
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Born |
Hickman, Nebraska, USA | ||
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Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
Revisions
ABMC, MACR 2914, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2914 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database