John McGrath Cregan

Military
media-51017.jpeg UPL 51017 "Lt. Jenkinson and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The 8 Ball', England. 16 July 1944."

Rear L-R: Jenkins, Sam Blanchard, Gordon Nute, John Protzman.

Front L-R: Norton Gillespie, John Cregan, Wesley Loosemore, Charles Allen, John Fydrychowski.

https://www.fold3.com/image/32145095

Object Number - UPL 51017 - "Lt. Jenkinson and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The 8 Ball', England. 16 July 1944." Rear L-R: Jenkins,...

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed 35 x mission combat tour 19-Oct-44. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Harry F Jenkins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-761954
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31830

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Marie
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

42-97781

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Eight Ball III
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

43-37537

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Queen of Hearts

44-6076

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Knoxville, PA 3 January 1921 Son of Olive Rose Cregan.

Enlisted

Greensboro, NC 13 October 1943 Greensboro, North Carolina

Died

Levittown, PA 8 October 2009

Buried

National Cemetery of the Alleghenies Cecil, Washington County, PA 11 October 2009 National Cemetery of the Alleghenies Cecil, Washington County, Pennsylvania

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/94587559/john-m-cregan-social-security-dea…
https://www.fold3.com/record/87364331/john-m-cregan-wwii-army-enlistmen…
https://www.fold3.com/record/716481791/cregan-john-m-us-veterans-graves…
http://www.303rdbg.com/359jenkins.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72818805/john-m-cregan

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster

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Object number: UPL 51017 - "Lt. Jenkinson and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group...