John Bernard Wenninghoff
MilitaryAssigned to 401BS, 91BG, 6AF USAAF. Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 42-5763 'Bomb-Boogie. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bomb Boogie
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 344
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Omaha, Nebraska | 13 January 1920 | Born Omaha, Nebraska |
Enlisted |
25 February 1942 | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag XVIIb, Krems an der Donau, Austria | 6 September 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag XVIIb |
Other Discharged |
1 October 1945 | ||
Died |
8 April 1991 | ||
Buried |
Calvary Cemetery Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska | 11 April 1991 | Interred Calvary Cemetery Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 514 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database