John Robert Tunink

Military

Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down on 30-Jan-44 in B-17 42-31535, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2876



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-801235
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Runsfell, Alberta, Canada 28 January 1915 Elgin, Nebraska, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 30 January 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Discharged USAAF

31 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

26 July 1977

Buried

Resurrection Cemetery, Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, IA 30 July 1977 Resurrection Cemetery Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, Iowa

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Kimbolton 30 January 1944 Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Enlisted

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2876 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database