John S Channell
Military ROLL OF HONOURTail gunner, Noxon crew. 381st BG, 535th BS. Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-31111 'Four Aces-Pat Hand'. MACR 1659. Killed in Action (KIA). The aircraft left formation shortly after the bomb run and was thought to be lost over the sea. Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands AMC.
S/Sgt Channell transferred from the RCAF in June 1943. He was an original member of the Robbins crew.
Binger, OK
Credited with one German fighter destroyed on the 23 September 1943 mission to Nantes, France.
Credited with three German fighters destroyed on the 8 October 1943 mission to Bremen, Germany.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38114614
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-224
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33167490
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13034781
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735348
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
1 December 1943 | ||
Born |
Binger, Oklahoma, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 1 December 1943 | |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing |
Revisions
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1659 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1659 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database