John R Jonaitis

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed by flak on a mission to Bernberg/Magdebur, GR in B-17G #42-38028 'Pappy's Pride' on 22 Feb 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-38028

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pappy’s pride
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Chicago, IL, USA 12 March 1941

Died

22 February 1944

Buried

Chicago, IL, USA
3155 S Lowe Ave, Chicago, IL 60616, USA

Born

Illinois, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=joh…

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=jonaitis&GSfn=joh…;

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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 / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces