John J Bird

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-31214.jpeg UPL 31214 S/Sgt. John J. Bird
11 Sept 1922 - 9 Oct 1943
KIA
TONDELAYO 4229740

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Object Number - UPL 31214 - S/Sgt. John J. Bird 11 Sept 1922 - 9 Oct 1943 KIA TONDELAYO 4229740

Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Anklam, Germany. Shot down 9-Oct-43 in B-17 42-29740. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 896.



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-672805
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tondelayo
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 337th Bomb Squadron 339th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York, New York 11 September 1922

Enlisted

Trenton, NJ, USA 31 March 1941

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Denmark 9 October 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Anklam, Germany. Shot down 9-Oct-43 in B-17 42-29740. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 896.

Based

Bassingbourn 9 October 1943 Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.
Middlesex County, NJ, USA

Buried

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 896 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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