John Andrew Villars
MilitaryAssigned to 767BS, 561BG, 15AF USAAF. 1st combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer mission in B-24 42-51319 'Welcome Wagon'; mauled by fighters, failed to escape A/C prior to disintegration. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10651
Awards: 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: Welcome Wagon
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola #3
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Detroit, MI | 22 November 1924 | Son of Joseph ?? and Marguerite T Villars. |
Died |
Prague, Czech | 17 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer mission in B-24 42-51319 'Welcome Wagon'; mauled by fighters, failed to escape A/C prior to disintegration. KIA MACR 10651 |
Buried |
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, IL | Re-Interred Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Alsip, Cook County, IL | |
Based |
Torretta | 17 December 1944 | Assigned to 767BS, 561BG, 15AF USAAF. |
Chicago, IL | |||
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | Chicago, Illinois |