John Obitz Fullerton
MilitaryAssigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by flak and crashed at Diek on 29-Jun-44 in B-24 42-51095. Evaded (EVD) MACR 7092.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- 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: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31090487 / O-691465
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Shoo Shoo Baby
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Freeport, Pennsylvania | 13 July 1922 | Son of Charles G and Anna [Oblitz] Fullerton. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh PA | 17 September 1942 | Pittsburgh Pennsylvania |
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Other Baled out EVD |
29 June 1944 | Shot down by flak and crashed at Diek on 29-Jun-44 in B-24 42-51095. Evaded (EVD) MACR 7092 | |
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Died |
Freeport, PA | ||
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Buried |
Freeport Cemetery Freeport, Armstrong County, PA | Freeport Cemetery Freeport, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania | |
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Based |
Horsham St Faith | Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7092