John A Westcott
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 41-24491 while serving as Radio Operator. Plane crashed 5 miles north-west of St. Nazaire, France. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13030895
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19078528
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-366259
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-726152
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12057315
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 9 November 1942 | Killed when aircraft was shot down by AA fire and crashed into the harbour at St. Nazaire, France. |
Buried |
La Baule-Escoublac, France | Buried by the Germans in the English Army Cemetery at Escoublac-Cuy, France. Exact grave location in the cemetery has not been determined. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 24-Nov-2014. Aircraft association KIA event and burial per MACR 6012
Lee Cunningham 30-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 6012. Burial information from German records contained in MACR 6012 folder.
Lee Cunningham 30-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 6012; Burial information from German records contained in MACR 6012 folder.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor , Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 45 MACR 6012