John Donnelly Brady

Military

Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30830 M'lle Zig Zag. As a Prisoner of War (POW), played saxophone in a dance band made up of other Prisoner of War (POW)s with instruments furnished by the Red Cross, in Stalag Luft III.

Mentioned in "Eighth Air Force", By Donald L. Miller.

POW/ DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The wreckage of a B-24 Liberator (GO-K) of the 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group that has crash landed. A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group is in the background.

100th Bomb Group

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

People

Major John C. Egan, of the 100th Bomb Group, wearing a fez on his return from the Regensburg Shuttle mission. Associated News Story: '"Arabian Knights Return": Men Who Made Shuttle-Bombing Raid On Regensburg. Wearing red fezes and carrying Arabian knives, the first contingent of airmen who participated in the shuttle-bombing raid on Regensburg returned from their temporary North African bases yesterday, August 22 - five days after the heavy attack on the Nazis' largest aircraft Messerschmidt factory. No b

John C Egan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-399510
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot, Pilot, Squadron Commander

Aircraft

42-30830

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mlle zig zag
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Victor, New York 1 April 1905

Other

Prisoner of war

Zagan, Poland 10 October 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Died

31 December 1999

Buried

Laurel, Maryland

Revisions

Date24 Feb 2020 13:36:31
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"Eighth Air Force", By Donald L. Miller.

Date19 Jan 2020 19:02:01
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Added the awards mentioned in the "Summary biography" section.

Date19 Jan 2020 18:59:02
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

Date18 Jan 2020 23:09:42
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Added a space to the "Summary biography" for clarity.

Date18 Jan 2020 22:56:25
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date27 Jul 2016 10:56:35
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 1029 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date27 Sep 2014 18:15:52
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / obituary in The Washington Post, 5 January 2000; MACR 1029