John F Mahoney

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 22 April 1944 in B-24 #41-29306. Killed in Action (KIA). Made contact with local resistance group in Ingooigem, Belgium and joined the organization by actively participating in sabotage for 5 months. On 9/06/1944 Mahoney and a group of 20 members planned to join a nearby British tank patrol unit already engaged in combat. Unfortunately, the group was captured by German soldiers and executed.



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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: K For King
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 September 1944

Born

Norfolk, Connecticut, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Belgium 22 April 1944

Revisions

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

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ABMC, MACR 4172 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4172 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database