John R Hamon
Military
Pete
Object Number - UPL 39756
Shot down by flak / bailed out with three others south of St. Vith near the north west Luxembourg border at 1325 hrs on 24 Dec 44 in lead PFF Pathfinder B-17G #44-8249 'Fredee'. Prisoner of War (POW). All other crew members were killed in action.
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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: Dorothy C
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Okmulgee, OK 74447, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 24 December 1944 | Interned in POW Camp: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12 |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Dulag Luft 12 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "flak" was misspelled.
Son - John R. Hamon Jr. - using official 452nd missing air crew report 11229 submitted to War Department Headquarters Army Airforces, Washington March 15, 1945
1999 Unit Roster MACR 11229 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11229 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
