John C Sullivan
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Pine Camp (Fort Drum), New York | 17 March 1942 | |
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Died |
in the vicinity of Bonn, Germany | 21 March 1945 | Lt. John Sullivan Killed In Action Last March 21 Lt. John C. (Jack) Sullivan, son of Mrs. Anita Sullivan, 72 Maple Street, has been declared dead by the War Department. The second Massena flier to receive his pilot's wings, Lieutenant Sullivan was reported missing in action in the ETO last March. His wife, Mrs. Reva Gue Sullivan, Arlington, VA called his mother from Washington, DC where she is employed, Tuesday evening. She stated that the War Department had informed her that Lieutenant Sullivan had given his life for his country last March 21. The gallant flier was a pilot of a P-47-M, one of our fighter planes. He had completed seven missions over enemy territory, according to the last letter received by his mother. Lieutenant Sullivan enlisted in the Air Corps in February, 1942, when a sophomore at Clarkson College. He trained at Montgomery, Alabama, where he was awarded the coveted silver wings of an Army pilot. Then he was sent as an instructor to Gunter Field, Alabama, Spence Field, GA and to Melville, NJ before volunteering for overseas service. He went overseas last February. On February 21, he met his brother, Sgt. George G. Sullivan, in England and they spent half a day together. Sergeant Sullivan is serving with a troop carrier squadron. Lieutenant Sullivan was married to the former Miss Reva Gue December 2, 1944 in Washington, DC. Surviving besides his wife, his mother and brother are two sisters, Mrs. Robert Barbour, White Sulphur Springs, WV, Miss Arline Sullivan, at home and his grandmother, Mrs. Frances Sullivan, George Street. Massena Observer Friday, July 20, 1945 |
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Born |
Massena, New York | ||
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Buried |
Plot C Row 9 Grave 29 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands |