John Charles Manahan

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Schweinfurt 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-29952 'Sizzle'; downed by enemy aircraft, crashed Bosseveldt, near Maastricht, Holland. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 917



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

People

Russell Joseph Kiggins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32383681
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Douglas Lamar Murdock

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14079018 / O-793820
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-29952

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sizzle
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Los Angeles County, CA 21 March 1919 Son of Frank James and Jephine.

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA 4 February 1942 Los Angeles California

Died

Maastricht, Netherlands 14 October 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Schweinfurt 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-29952 'Sizzle'; downed by enemy aircraft, crashed Bosseveldt, near Maastricht, Holland. KIA MACR 917

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Chelveston 14 October 1943 Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot K Row 1 Grave 19

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 917 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database