John Allen Eidson

Military

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Units served with

Nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-94866) nicknamed "Red Hot Riding Hood" of the 490th Bomb Group at Eye. This aircraft was transferred to the 15th Air Force in December 1944, where it served with the 456th Bomb Group.

456th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Charlotte, NC 30 March 1921

Died

near Grottaferrata, Italy 17 February 1944 Shot down over target in B-24H 42-52315

Buried

10 November 1949 Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map Plot Section 2 Site E-336 Lh

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