John F Houston
Military
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UPL 36191
John F. Houston
John F. Houston - Military Photo
served with the 482nd Pathfinder Gp. Flew lead plane on 388th missions
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-52478
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-795809
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Charlene
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron 562nd Bomb Squadron 803rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Veni, Vidi, Vici
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tech Supply / Wailuiku Maid
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Whitestone, New York | 16 April 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Hempstead, NY 11550, USA | 23 March 1942 | Mitchell AAF |
Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 26 September 1943 - 26 November 1943 | 13 Combat Missions |
Died |
Allegany, NY 14706, USA | 29 November 2001 | |
Buried |
Bath, NY 14810, USA | 2 December 2001 | Bath National Cemetery • Bath, Steuben County, New York, USA Plot SECTION S SITE 493 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html