John C Bait Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-36768.jpeg UPL 36768 John C Bait Jr

Uncle John picture added by his niece Krisann Hosbach

Object Number - UPL 36768 - John C Bait Jr

Shot down 11 April 1945 in B-17 #43-38664. Killed in Action (KIA). [MACR lists Prisoner of War (POW); Navigator Michael Ryan's son says Killed in Action (KIA)]. Family were informed of his death in 1945.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Leach Chism

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34881070
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

John Thomas Coxey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13146084
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Milton Clement Ervin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34276719
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Michael C Ryan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-137785
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator

John Francis Schmid

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-777840
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

43-38664

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Coverdale, Pennsylvania 7 April 1925

Other

Killed in action

muhldorf, Germany 11 April 1945

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Contributoracbernstein1
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https://www.398th.org/Images/Images_Portraits_Formal/AAF%20Formal%20Por…

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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From his nice Krisann Hosbach

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 13868 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
- From his Nephew Ted Mikuta

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His Nephew Ted Mikuta

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13868

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