John DeWitt Ward

Military

Ran out of fuel and ditched in channel on 7/7/44 in B-17 #42-30731, RTD.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30731

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

7 July 1944

Other

Returned (RTD)

7 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
Contributoracbernstein1
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https://457thbombgroupassoc.org/interviews/#

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster MACR 8195 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8195 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database