John Lewis Funkhouser
MilitaryAssigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed at Falkengesass on 14-Aug-44 in B-17 'Hard Luck' 42-3413, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7899
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19180162 / O-711774
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36226652
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35892337
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Atwater, OH | 16 June 1920 | Son of Helen Funkhouser. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 14 August 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
Columbus, OH | 12 May 1971 | |
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Buried |
Union Cemetery Columbus, Franklin County, OH | 15 May 1971 | Union Cemetery Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio |
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Based |
Thorpe Abbotts | 14 August 1944 | Assigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to the 100th BG listed in the A/C #42-3413 description section.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7899 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database