John Howard Mann

Military

John Mann was Co-Pilot on B-17 #42-39811, shot down on a night leaflet operation to France, 5-6 July 1944. Crashed near Overschie, a suburb of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 6988. Initially evaded, helped by members of the Dutch Groep Rosmalen, he was captured next day at the Moerdijk Bridge, The Netherlands. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

People

James Roller Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-756169
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William Decker Harris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11129380
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Norman Hollander

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16065396
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

George Arthur Jellison

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33688109
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Roger Charles Keedwell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-762574
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-39811

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Donna Mae
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, New York 24 September 1920

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Hollland 7 July 1944 Captured near Rotterdam. Interned at Stalag Luft , Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 30 May 1945.”

Enlisted

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 6988
German report KU-2407 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147886912 (NARA)
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 6988

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

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

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6988 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database