John W Ahern

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97235, Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 45th Combat Bomb Wing 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

12 May 1944

Born

Hastings, Minnesota, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 12 May 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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ABMC, MACR 4778 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4778 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database