John B Champlin
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) May 17, 1943, in B26 41-18099 'Lorraine' on mission to a power station in Holland went down in the sea after being shot down by fighters off the enemy coast.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Lorraine
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
17 May 1943 | ||
Born |
Oklahoma | ||
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands (Wall of the Missing) |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 126, MACR 16165, ABMC