John Basil Blatz
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Radio Operator
Paul E. Brown Crew
388th BG - 561st BS
Shot Down and severely burned 6 March 1944
Died of his wounds on 18 March 1944
Object Number - UPL 45693 - TSGT John Basil Blatz Radio Operator Paul E. Brown Crew 388th BG - 561st BS Shot Down and severely burned 6 March 1944 Died of his wounds on 18...
On a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, another B-17 from the 388th went out of control after being attacked by fighters and collided with B-17G #42-40054 which exploded and crashed SE of Emmen, Holland. Killed in Action (KIA). Died of severe burns after crash.
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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- Date: 5 December 1943
![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group fly in formation. Passed for publication 15 Nov 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S. Flying Fortresses In Action. Here is a series of pictures taken of Flying Fortresses over enemy territoty[sic] during a recent raid. These four engined "giants" are doing a good job with their successful daylight operations, and every bomb dropped is helping to speed up the end of the war. Photo Shows:- Aerial scenes of Fortresses over enemy territory in formation and in f](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413703.jpg.webp?itok=_Z4xNpVu)
- Date: 30 November 1943
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Crystal City, MO | 10 December 1917 | |
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Other Shot Down/WIA/Captured |
Veenschapsweg, Schoonebeek, Netherlands | 6 March 1944 | Severely burned when his a/c was attacked by German fighters and collided with 42-37886. |
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Died |
Frankfurt, Germany | 18 March 1944 | Died of burns caused when his a/c was shot down 12 days earlier |
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map Plot E Row 4 Grave 31 | ||
| St. Louis, MO | 4664 Kennerly Street |
Revisions
ABMC, MACR 3092, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia