John M Bennett

Military

Originally assigned to 303BG/359BS as a pilot at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho on 15-Apr-42. However, he was reassigned to 97BG prior to the 303BG's deployment to Molesworth in September 1942. Date of reassignment not determined.



Shot down 21 October 1942 in B-17 41-24344 97BG/404BS while serving as Pilot. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im

97th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24344

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Vogelsang, 18356 Barth, Germany 21 October 1942 - 29 April 1945 Held at Stalag Luft 1, Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 29-Apr-45

Born

Denver, Colorado, USA

Revisions

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ContributorLucy May
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Changed Connection from '359 Bomb Squadron', which is becoming redundant, to '359th Bomb Squadron'.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 19-Nov-2014. Assignment to 303BG based on ingest of data in a DUPLICATE entry from the Eighth Air Force Museum, Savannah, Georgia . 303BG association and disposition in the Summary Biography confirmed by Mr. Gary Moncur, website historian 303 BG, http://www.303rdbg.com/ via inquiry of Mr. Moncur through an e-mail to Mr. Moncur by Mr. Cunningham.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 18-Nov-2014. Combination of records of 303BG/359BS drawn from the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15352 added to resolve a duplicate entry.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Le Cunningham 18-Nov-2014. Added decorations.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 18-Nov-2014. Edited POW event.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 28-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 15352; National Archives records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15352 / MACR 15352, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 38 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database