John Peter Mockus

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-19325.jpeg UPL 19325

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Object Number - UPL 19325

On return from Kassel, his aircraft, #43-37633, was involved in a mid-air collision with #43-38019 (306BG) over Greenham Common, UK. He was killed in the accident.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37633

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

25 May 1920

Other

Killed in Action

15 December 1944 Crashed upon landing with another US Plane in bad weather near Newbury England.

Buried

10 April 1948 Plot F, Row 4, Grave 119

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Additional details from:
http://www.findagrave.com;
http://london.usembassy.gov/gb195.html

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Mary Mockus Shipler

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Mary Mockus Shipler, daughter of 2nd Lt John P Mockus

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Mary Mockus Shipler, daughter of 2nd Lt John P Mockus

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

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