John E Greenwood
MilitaryIWM, Roger Freeman Collection
John E Greenwood served as a navigator with the 351st Bomb Group. He completed 34 missions between 10 January 1945 and 18 April 1945.
John supported the creation of the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford and served as a trustee until he passed away in April 2016.
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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
- Nicknames: My Gal Sal II
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Star Duster
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Transit Belle
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Torchy Tess
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dozy Doates
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Gas City, IN, USA | 15 May 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Columbus, OH, USA | 10 March 1943 | At Fort Hayes |
Other Married Valerie L Komanich |
Alton, IL, USA | 26 December 1947 | |
Died |
Alton, IL, USA | 11 April 2016 | |
Buried |
Godfrey, IL, USA | At Valhalla Memorial Park |
Revisions
NARA Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=3&cat=all&tf…
351st Bomb Group Association records: http://www.351st.org/loadlist/search.php?type=s&serial=O-2069002
Obituary: http://www.gentfuneralhome.com/obituaries/John-Greenwood-2/#!/Obituary
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000