John James Moy | American Air Museum

John James Moy

Military

Assigned to 851BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF.

Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A bomber crew of the 490th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number ) nicknamed "Lotta Stern". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Picture taken February 1945. Crew of "Gotham" C-Charlie. 851st Squadron, 490th Bomb Group 8th AF. 1st row kneeling left to right: Robert Showalter, ball turret gunner, Norman Borgman, tail gunner, Milton Sanford, radio operator, Gordon Handrell, flight engineer, Russell March, waist gunner. 2nd row standing, left to right: Chas Molloy, navigator, John Smith, co-pilot

851st Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

David Joseph Garlick

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 490th Bomb Group 851st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 36786760
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

Kenneth W Harrell

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 490th Bomb Group 851st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 33627527
Highest Rank: Corporal
Role/Job: Airplane Mechanic-Gunner

Thomas Ronald Howitt

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 490th Bomb Group 851st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 33747207
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner / Mechanic

Roy Cecilio Moeller

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 490th Bomb Group 851st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 18090574
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

George E Suits

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 490th Bomb Group 851st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 32847797
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Airplane Armorer-Gunner

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'

Eye

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Brome

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Hudson, NY	14 August 1916
Enlisted	New York City, NY	15 December 1942	New York City, New York
Other Discharged USAF		27 May 1953	Honourable discharge.
Died		24 August 1979
Buried	Foothills Gardens of Memory Longmont, Boulder County, CO	27 August 1979	Foothills Gardens of Memory Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado
Based	Eye		Assigned to 851BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date27 Apr 2022 12:34:15

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Date27 Apr 2022 11:32:53

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Date23 Jun 2019 15:30:20

ContributorRayWells

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Connections to crew

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:17

ContributorAAM

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490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia