Jean Deveau Vogt
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
In front, from left to right :
Pilot 2nd Lt Robert Summerville;
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Jean D. Vogt;
Navigator (unknown);
Bombardier 2nd Lt. Ralph E. Eisenach,
Standing, from left to right :
Right Waist Gunner S/Sgt Sylvester J. Marshall:
Radio Operator S/Sgt John H. McClanahan Jr;
Ball Turret Gunner Sgt Frank La Rocca;
Left Waist Gunner (unknown);
Engineer / Top Turret Gunner Sgt Alfred I. Holt;
Tail Gunner Sgt Thomas J. Harris.
[Note : the Navigator on the fateful 14 June 1944 mission, 2nd Lt Abraham Wiseman, is not on the photo and had substituted for Lt Summerville's regular Navigator.]
Corrected the identification of Sylvester Marshall. He is standing first on the left rather than fourth on the left.
Marshall was identified by his daughter Sylvia Marshall Durphey.
Object Number - UPL 21045 - The original Robert D. Summerville crew. In front, from left to right : Pilot 2nd Lt Robert Summerville; Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Jean D. Vogt;...
Crashed near chateaudun, France on 6/14/44 in B17 #42-97188. Missing Air Crew Report#5800. KIA
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-761417
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: MOS 1035 - Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35624236
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Reworth, New Jersey, USA | 18 January 1921 | 2nd Lieutenant Jean D. Vogt was born January 18, 1921. His next of kin were his parents, Benjamin and Emily Vogt. He was from Haworth, New Jersey. |
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Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood NN14, UK | 11 May 1944 - 14 June 1944 | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 544th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 11 May 1944, Jean D. Vogt Crew (co-pilot name used to identify crew because it was assigned without a pilot). 6 combat missions. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 14 June 1944 | On June 14, 1944, he was the Copilot aboard B-17 tail #42-97188 when it went down over Villeau, France. |
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Buried |
Paramus, NJ 07652, USA | Burial: George Washington Memorial Park Paramus Bergen County New Jersey, USA |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5800 / MACR5800, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database