John F Lohr

Military

In 1944 John F. Lohr was assigned to the 8th Air Force's 379th Bomb Group,526th squadron in the European Theater and Participated in the Battle of the Ardennes as a radio operator/gunner on a B-17 based in Kimbolton England.

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The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Luck
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hellcat Agnes
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Master Sergeant James L. Smith a crew chief of the 379th Bomb Group inspects the propellor of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Patches" which was blown off by flak and became embedded in the wing, 8 May 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '8/5/44.' Printed caption removed from reverse. Censor no: 319496. On reverse: Associated Press and US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamps].
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Just So, Patches
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Screwball Express
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

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From John F. Lohr's website at http://www.johnlohr.com/pages/missions.htm