John Edward Palcich

Military
media-40683.jpeg UPL 40683 "Lt. Borman and crew of the 849th Bomb Squadron, 490th Bomb Group pose beside their Consolidated B-24 at an 8th Air Force base in England. 22 March 1944."

Object Number - UPL 40683 - "Lt. Borman and crew of the 849th Bomb Squadron, 490th Bomb Group pose beside their Consolidated B-24 at an 8th Air Force base in England. 22 March...

Assigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. Member of Borman crew. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11069513 / O-693606
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Classy Chassis II
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 832nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Clarksburg, WV 3 March 1923 Son of Antonio and Quinta [Pinti] Palcich.

Enlisted

Charleston, WV 5 December 1942 Charleston West Virginia

Died

Fort Myers,FL 15 December 2011

Buried

Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery Amherst, Lorain County, OH 20 December 2011 Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery Amherst, Lorain County, OH

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490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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