John W Tadje
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Added caption
Object Number - UPL 33482 - Lieutenant John Tadje, Navigator, 457th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 30 September 1944 in B-17G 43-38538. Target was Munster, GE, a/c hit by flak at 27,000 feet just after bombs away. Crashed at 1430hrs at Camp 'Schlieffen,' by Munster/Westfalen. Crew of ten all Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
John Tadje's father Frederick, and grandfather Phillip were committed and faithful members of the Mormon church, early converts from Germany. Philip had emigrated to Salt Lake City with all of his children. Both Fred and Phil returned to Germany later as missionaries, with Fred presiding over the German mission. Philip, or "Vater Tadje" as he was known, died of a heart attack in 1939 while serving as a missionary under his son Fred's leadership. John was raised in Germany as a child and lived there until 1939.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Lünen, Germany | 30 September 1944 | |
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Born |
Salt Lake City, UT, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- 1993 457th BGA Roster;
- ABMC;
- MACR 9527;
- Losses of the 8thAF, vol.4 ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
MACR 9527 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database