John R Tinker

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 728BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Tail section of b-17 42-107091 hit by flak on Crossbow mission 8-May-44 killed instantly in tail position. Killed in Action (KIA).



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Airmen inspect a battle damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-10791) of the 452nd Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: 'ISAD-9-May-44-1011 (WPU, Crash Battle Damage, B17G-42-107091, Rattlesden) FA.' Image stamped on reverse: 'Official Photograph US Photographic section.' [stamp]

42-107091

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Forbidden Fruit
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Boston, MA, USA 5 November 1942

Died

La Glacerie, 50470 Cherbourg, France 8 May 1944 Tail section of b-17 42-107091 hit by flak on Crossbow mission 8-May-44 killed in tail position. Killed in Action (KIA)

Buried

9 May 1944 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
New London County, CT, USA

Based

Deopham Green 8 May 1944 Assigned to 728BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF.

Born

Massachusetts, USA

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/529906536-john-r-tinker
https://www.fold3.com/page/83443341-john-r-tinker/facts
B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force, Part 2 By Martin Bowman
Bloody Skies: U.S. Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II By Nicholas A. Veronico
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56294973/john-r-tinker

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

ABMC, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia