John E Chernosky
MilitaryWith three engines out on the return from a mission to Leipzig on 20 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31430, the crew baled out near Liege, Belgium and the a/c crashed near Limont, Belgium. Picked up by Belgian underground. Stayed with underground in Brussels until liberated on 2 Sept 1944.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Britain, Connecticut | 14 August 1919 | |
Other Evaded |
Germany | 20 February 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2428 / MACR 2428, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database