John D Hull

Military

On 29-Nov-43, 2LT John D. Hull was piloting P-47D 42-8598 [OC:D], 356FG/361FS on a mission to escort bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany. On the return the aircraft ran short of fuel due to strong headwinds. 2LT Hull knowing that he would not have enought fuel to return to England bales out of the aircraft and was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW). The aircraft crashed near Amersfoort, Holland

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 29 November 1943 - 12 June 1945 Held at Stalag Luft 1, Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 12-Jun-45.

Born

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 19-Jul-2015. Added Description based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added FTR event per MACR 1284; Added POW event and decoration per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1451 / MACR 1452 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database