John William Stafford
MilitaryAssigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 11 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Hannover in B-17 42-3298; Shot down 26-Jul-43. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 195
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17061100 / O-730555
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Houston, TX | 21 December 1914 | Son of Joseph J and Bertie May [Lang] Stafford. |
Enlisted |
Fort Sam, Houston, TX | 26 February 1942 | Fort Sam Houston Texas |
Other Baled out POW |
Hanover, Germany | 26 July 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Hannover in B-17 42-3298; Shot down 26-Jul-43. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 195 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau Austria | 26 July 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIIb. |
Died |
Harris County, TX | 13 June 1949 | |
Buried |
Glenwood Cemetery Houston, Harris County, TX | 16 June 1949 | Glenwood Cemetery Houston, Harris County, TX |
Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Horham | 26 July 1943 | Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Number obtained from enlistment record at: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=13&tf=F&q=st…
Also confirmed by Grave Stone inscription at Grave Site: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52414123/john-william-stafford
Grave stone inscription states 412sq Bomb ..
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 195 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database