John Charles Ryan
MilitaryAssigned to 512BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti, Romania in B-24 42-40563 'Wongo Wongo' 1-Aug-43; crashed into the Mediterranean near the island of Corfu Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 150
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (5OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 512th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12029073 / O-435680
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Wongo Wongo
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 512th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: North Africa American Cemetery, Tunis, Tunisia
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Springfield, MA | 16 June 1917 | Son of Raymond James Ryan. |
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Died |
Off Corfu | 1 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti, Romania in B-24 42-40563 'Wongo Wongo' 1-Aug-43; crashed into the Mediterranean near the island of Corfu Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 150 |
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Buried |
North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial | Tablets of the Missing North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Tunis, Tunisia | |
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Based |
1 August 1943 | Assigned to 512BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Memorial Park Cemetery Oroville, Butte County, CA | Memorialised Memorial Park Cemetery Oroville, Butte County, California |