John E Greenwood

Military

media-413383.jpg FRE 4703 John E. Greenwood of the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook, 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Greenwood 1945.' On reverse: John E. Greenwood [Stamp]. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 4703 - John E. Greenwood of the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook, 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Greenwood 1945.' On reverse: John E. Greenwood [Stamp].

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

Aircraft

43-37978

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

43-38591

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

43-38592

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron 511th Bomb Squadron

43-38640

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Annie Marie
Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron

43-38666

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Places

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

Date13 Jul 2016 11:23:46

ContributorLucy May

Changes

Sources

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

Date27 Sep 2014 18:15:54

ContributorAAM