Andrew R Ontko

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

KIS. MASTER SERGEANT AND LINE CHIEF OF THE 36TH BOMB SQUADRON. HE DIED IN AN ACCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 1, 1944. THE 36TH BOMB SQUADRON, PART OF THE 'CARPETBAGGERS', CONSISTED OF CONVERTED B-24 BOMBERS WHICH DROPPED AGENTS AND SUPPLIES FOR THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES (OSS) AND THE UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE IN EUROPE. BY NIGHT, THEY FLEW FROM ALCONBURY, TEMPSFORD AND HARRINGTON.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 36th Bomb Squadron (Radar Counter Measures).

36th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24D Liberator 'Carpetbagger' - extensively modified for specialised operations - taxiis on the perimeter track at Harrington airfield. Printed caption on reverse: 'A Carpetbagger B-24D taxiing on the perimeter at Harrington. Photo - "Red" Monaghan.'

492nd Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

1 February 1944

Born

Martins Ferry, Ohio

Buried/ Commemorated

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWII Memorial