John A Stacker
Military ROLL OF HONOURJCook Photo collection & Archives
Wingman 38th FS 55th FG.
KIA on 4th mission Nov. 14, 1943 near Klein-Minnelag, Germany.
P-38H #42-67059, MACR #1438.
Best friend of Col Bud Anderson 357th FG ace.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (357th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-730324
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Buried Killed in Action (KIA) |
Buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot D, Row 16, Grave 21. | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Klein Mimmelage, 49637 Menslage, Germany | 13 November 1943 | Killed when he and his aircraft were shot down near Klein-Mimmelage, Germany while on a mission escorting B-17s attacking at Bremen, Germany |
Revisions
Corrected 2 typos in the event description section.
Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1438
Lee Cunningham 14-Jul-2015. Added Decorations and Burial event per American Battele Monuments Commission (ABMC) records; Added KIA event per MACR 1438; Added Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
MACR 1438 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list