John B Folson Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed at Michelsmoor in B-17 "Home James" 42-97131.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A 457th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress ('Z', serial number 42-97131) flies near the photographer's aircraft; another B-17 is in the background.

42-97131

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Home James
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron

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Killed in action

6 August 1944

Born

Sumter, South Carolina

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7889