John B Duncan

Military

Flew first mission 11/26/43 to Bremen, flew 12/31/43 mission to Cognac, France--lost group commanding officer, Col. Hatcher and Sqd. CO, Maj. Blaylock. Flew 1/11/44 mission to Oschersleben, Germany, where 8th AF lost 60 aircraft. Included missions to Schweinfurt and Berlin. Was shot down on 30th mission to Dessau, Germany 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31721 'Black Magic'. Suffered compound fracture of leg and was Prisoner of War (POW) for 11 months.



Duncan wrote: 'I served 30 missions with the 8th Air Force, Nov. 26, 1943 to May 28, 1944. When shot down on mission to Dessau, I broke my leg badly in the parachute landing, then was nearly killed by German civilians as I lay on the ground. This was followed by seven months in makeshift Prisoner of War (POW) medical facilities, followed by four more months in several stalags. '



POW/ DUC/ PH w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ ETO w/ 1 star

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

Clyde Wayne McClelland

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13059682 / O-801999
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31721

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Black Magic
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Plant City, Florida, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 28 May 1944 Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11

Revisions

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Added POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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MACR

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5334 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 5334