John M McDonough
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
All information correct as on Roll of Honor board
Object Number - UPL 13253 - 93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Hardwick Airfield Memorial Museum.
Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF. TDY 9th AF. Lt. John M. McDonough was the bombardier of the B-24D, 41-23711, 'Jerks Natural,' on Operation Tidal Wave the mission to Ploesti Romania. 1-Aug-43.
His B-24 'Jerks Natural', was damaged over Austria on mission to Wiener Neustadt Bf 109 factory and crashed in Yugoslavia 1-Oct-43. KIA. MACR 3301.
Awards: DFC, AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-792650
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Jerks Natural
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Survived Ploesti |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Flew on Ploesti raid on 1-Aug-43. |
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Other Killed in action |
Yugoslavia | 1 October 1943 | 'Jerks Natural' was damaged over Austria on mission to Wiener Neustadt Bf 109 factory and crashed in Yugoslavia on 1-Oct-43. KIA. MACR 3301. |
| Oakland, California | |||
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County MO, | Re-Interred Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County Missouri, USA. | |
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Other Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 1 October 1943 | 328th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. TDY 9th AF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster