John E Monroe
MilitaryHit by flak over the target area of Furth, GR on 25 Feb 1944, B-24J #42-100368 headed towards Switzerland but crashed SE of Stuttgart. Prisoner of War (POW) at S talag Luft 1. On 24 mission when sho t down. All c rew membe rs su rvived
POW (posthumasly, DFC w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster; Air Medal
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
2 March 1978 | ||
Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Buried |
Atlantic Ocean | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 25 February 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2944 / MACR 2944/son, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database