John Raymond Routh | American Air Museum

John Raymond Routh

Military

Assigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF.

Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 407th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group drop their bomb loads as flak bursts around them.

407th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97767

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group

Places

A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'

Podington

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Niagara Falls, NY	6 December 1921
Enlisted	Nashville Ac Facilities, TN	1 March 1943	Nashville AC Facilities, Tennessee
Died	Flower Mound, TX	17 April 2003
Buried	Old Hall Cemetery Lewisville, Denton County, TX	20 April 2003	Old Hall Cemetery Lewisville, Denton County, Texas
Based	Podington		Assigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date15 Nov 2021 17:14:02

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/674016514
https://www.fold3.com/record/11016211/john-r-routh-social-security-deat…
https://www.fold3.com/record/83628813/john-r-routh-wwii-army-enlistment…
https://www.fold3.com/record/713985786/routh-john-raymond-us-veterans-g…
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143821600
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30538109/john-raymond-routh