John M Cronan
Military ROLL OF HONOURJohn Cronan was killed on a training mission. His aircraft crashed near Eaton Socon in England. All 3 crewmen were killed.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37654395
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-493048, 17079692 (on enlisting)
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Missions
- Date: 27 June 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 19 January 1942 | |
Died |
Eaton Socon, Saint Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19, UK | 27 June 1944 | |
Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Buried |
Plot E Row 0 Grave 50 |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
ABMC record: https://www.abmc.gov/node/539544#.Vw0kTU32aM8
NARA Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=7&cat=all&tf…
ContributorLucy May
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Sources
Brought in information from a duplicate record. Source:
490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Also MACR 15572
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia