John S Smith

Military
media-36666.jpeg UPL 36666 Sgt. John W. Braden, Top Turrut Gunner/Engineer on B17 43-38390 390th Bomb Group, he was Killed on March 22nd 1945

Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESERACH

Object Number - UPL 36666 - Sgt. John W. Braden, Top Turrut Gunner/Engineer on B17 43-38390 390th Bomb Group, he was Killed on March 22nd 1945

Prisoner of War (POW) Lost engine and crashed near Struschlingen in B-17 #43-38710 was Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag Luft #1 at Barth Ger.



POW /DFC/Air Medal w/3Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Long Beach, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 22 March 1945

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESERACH

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13614 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self MACR 13614

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