John B Petraitis
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) Cologne marshalling yards mission 28 Jan 1945. Plane was on fire and pilot ordered all to bail out. Later the fire went out and the pilot was able to fly to England.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
28 January 1945 | ||
Born |
Norwood, Massachusetts | ||
Buried |
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Combat Chronology; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 335 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia