John W McLaughlin

Military

UPL 80759 UPL 80759 1st Lt John W McLaughlin

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20898646/john-w-mclaughlin

Object Number - UPL 80759 - 1st Lt John W McLaughlin

Attacked by fighters on the return from a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31240 'Shack Job' crashed near Soltau-Bucholz, GR after the crew baled out SE of Hamburg, GR. Prisoner of War (POW).

POW

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

388th Bomb Group

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

560th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

561st Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Louis S Birt

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 31111607
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

John E Black

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 18218677
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

George R Keller

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-687328
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

James F McClure

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 16042785
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Frank D Moneau

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 12214573
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-31240

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Shack job
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

42-31760

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Ikky Poo
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 561st Bomb Squadron

42-3291

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Miss Mac
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

42-3518

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Lady Lillian
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron 803rd Bomb Squadron

42-38120

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Missions

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (LL-F, serial number 42-97467) of the 91st Bomb Group, (OJ-G, serial number 42-97212) of the 96th Bomb Group and (LD-D, serial number 42-39994) of the 100th Bomb Group in Sweden, 1944. Written on slide casing: 'Sweden, 297467 LL:F, 18/7/44, 297212 OJ:G, 11/4/44, 239994, LD:D 3/3/44.'

8th Air Force 250

Date: 6 March 1944

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group in flight.

8th Air Force 247

Date: 4 March 1944

8th Air Force 246

Date: 3 March 1944

8th Air Force 235 BIG WEEK - DAY 6

Date: 25 February 1944

Doc Agnew, Staff Sergeant Joe Roundhill and personnel of the 379th Bomb Group transfer the body of Sergeant Noonan (killed by a flak) from a B-17 Flying Fortress to a field ambulance after a raid on Schweinfurt, 24 February 1944. Official caption on image: "(GPR-162-1-379)(24-2-44)." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Doc Agnew. 24/2/44.'

8th Air Force 233 BIG WEEK - DAY 5

Date: 24 February 1944

Places

Knettishall

Site type: Airfield

Stalag Luft I

Site type: Prisoner of war camp
Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Canton, Illinois
Other Shot Down/Captured	2 miles east of Reinselen, Germany		Hit by flak over the target and had to drop out of formation. They were jumped by German fighters and the crew fought them off until they had to abandon the aircraft. All the crew bailed out safely and were made POW
Other Prisoner of War (POW)	Barth, Germany	6 March 1944	Interned in POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Event

Location

Date

Description

Born

Canton, Illinois

Other

Shot Down/Captured

2 miles east of Reinselen, Germany

Hit by flak over the target and had to drop out of formation. They were jumped by German fighters and the crew fought them off until they had to abandon the aircraft. All the crew bailed out safely and were made POW

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany

6 March 1944

Interned in POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

Date10 Feb 2021 17:31:16

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

Sources

Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date10 Feb 2021 17:23:52

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

Sources

Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

Date3 Oct 2020 02:12:06

Contributor466thHistorian

Changes

Sources

http://www.388bg.com/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-MCL01-…

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:49

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3086, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

John W McLaughlin: Gallery (1 items)

Object number: UPL 80759 - 1st Lt John W McLaughlin