John Robert Tunink
MilitaryAssigned 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
- 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: 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: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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 |
Revisions
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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