John B Caldwell
Military
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UPL 41742
2nd Lt John B Caldwell 721BS, 450BG, 15AF.
Courtesy of ABMC page
Assigned to 721BS, 450BG, 15AF USAAF. Ed Lee crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Isarco/Albes, Italy 28-Feb-45; flak hit to #4 engine, dropped 1000ft before control regained. Crashed vicinity of Conegliano, Italy Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12514
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Better Late Than Never
- Unit: 450th Bomb Group 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron 721st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Chattanooga, TN | 2 February 1943 | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Died |
Conegliano, Italy | 28 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Isarco/Albes, Italy 28-Feb-45; flak hit to #4 engine, dropped 1000ft before control regained. Crashed vicinity of Conegliano, Italy KIA MACR 12514 |
Born |
Hamilton County, TN | Son of Hollis Marion and Tillie [Ragon] Calsdwell. | |
Buried |
Re-Interred Florence American Cemetery and Memorial Plot G Row 3 Grave 20 |
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