John Stauffacher
Military | 93rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Glen P Hartman
Military
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Boomerang's latest crew. Back row, L-R: 1Lt. John M. Stauffacher, 1Lt. Murray Markowitz, 2Lt. Quentin L. Morris, 1Lt. Carl F. Marcussen, Front L-R T/Sgt Glen P Hartmen, T/Sgt Clare C Omley, S/Sgt Harvey L Heath, S/Sgt Frank G Blazeck, S/Sgt Kenneth W Neidenthal and S/Sgt Donald J Johnston.
Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Lt John Stauffacher crew. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
People
Units served with
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8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ... -
93rd Bomb Group
Group
93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1-March-1942 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. On 15-May-1942 the Group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida to continue advanced flight training and also to fly anti-submarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico; they... -
328th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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41-23722 'Bomerang'
B-24 Liberator
B-24D serial 41-23722 'Bomerang' (coded GO-C) of the 328th BS, 93rd BG. Survivor of the first raid on the Ploesti oil refinery complex. Returned safely to Libya. First 8th AF Liberator to complete 50 missions. After completing 53 missions, was flown...
Associated Place
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Hardwick
Military site : airfield
Planned as an RAF bomber airfield, Hardwick was used first by the 310th Bomb Group, equipped with B-25 Mitchells. In December 1943, the B-24 Liberators of the 93rd Bomb Group moved in, and remained until the end of the war, flying over 330 missions....
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Northglenn, Colorado | 3 November 1919 |
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Son of William A and Emma E Hartman. |
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| Enlisted | Harrisburg, PA | 20 June 1942 |
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Based | Hardwick | 1943 – 1944 |
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Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Died | Hill County, MT | 18 March 1989 |
| Buried | Montana State Veterans Cemetery, Helena, MT | 21 March 1989 |
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Montana State Veterans Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 03 December 2019 14:42:18 | Al_Skiff | Changes to service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/32145335 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:11:30 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster |
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