John Lanphier Jr

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media-20489.jpeg UPL 20489 2nd Lt. John Lanphier. Historical Society Dalfsen the Netherlands.

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Object Number - UPL 20489 - 2nd Lt. John Lanphier.

Killed in Action on 13-Nov-43 as pilot of P-47D #42-8626 [YF:W] "Nuisance", 355FG/358FS when trying to make an emergency landing after hit by FW190 A-6 (Gerd Wiegand JG26 stab 4) just west of Lemelerveld, Holland while on a mission to provide escort to B-17s attacking at Bremen. The aircraft crashed at Lemelerveld, Holland. The Germans recovered his remains from the wreckage and they buried him in the General Cemetery of Dalfsen, Holland.

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John B Dickson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

John A Markin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-792923
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Aircraft

42-8626

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Nuisance
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

3 September 1917

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Killed in Action (KIA)

kanaaldijk-noord Lemelerveld 13 November 1943 Killed when trying to make a emergency landing after hit by FW190 A-6 (Gerd Wiegand JG26 stab 4). Lanphier was on a mission to escort B-17s attacking at Bremen, Germany.

Buried

Ruitenborghstraat, 7721 Dalfsen, Nederland 14 November 1943 Buried by the Germans in the General Cemetery at Dalfsen, Holland. Section 6, row 1, grave 18.

Buried

1 March 1946 Re-buried at US cemetery at Margraten the Netherlands. AAA85.

Buried

Painesville, Ohio, Verenigde Staten 22 February 1949

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1288, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I p.370

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ContributorHistorical society Dalfsen the Netherlands
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Archives Historical society Dalfsen the Netherlands.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 15-Jul-2015. Added KIA event per MACR 1288; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added Burial event and Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 1288 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Object number: UPL 20489 - 2nd Lt. John Lanphier.