John Jupinko
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 30 September 1944 in A/C #43-38480. A/C was hit by the blast and debris from A/C #115, flying #7 position, low element. The latter A/C had been hit by a bomb or bombs, dropped from an A/C flying in the higher element, lead group, at bombs away. The left wing of A/C #480 was on fire as it left the formation. 7 of crew were Killed in Action (KIA) or Missing in Action (MIA), 2 Prisoner of War (POW). Target was Bielefeld, Germany.
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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
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
30 September 1944 | ||
Born |
New York State | ||
Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 30 September 1944 |
Revisions
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "were" was misspelled.
Changed the label of the “Evaded” event to "Killed in Action (KIA)" per info in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998, ABMC, MACR 9430/ niece:Annette Mather,
href="http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php">http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php>; Losses of 8thAF, vol 4. / MACR 9430 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database