John Earl Pilcher Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 16089 - "The crew of Lt Kurt H. Schwarzin during training at Gulfport Field, Mississippi, in September 1944 (left to right): Back row: Arthur J. West (radio...
Assigned to 836BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. 17 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshafen 5-Nov-44 in B-17G 43-37858; flak, crashed Wittlich, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 10324.
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2061129
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19172944
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14170333 / T-127474
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39556835
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39145725
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Macon, GA | 9 January 1917 | Son of John E Snr and Martha Lee[Hutchins] Pilcher. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Blanding, FL | 23 September 1942 | Camp Blanding, Florida |
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Other Baled out POW |
Wittlich, Germany | 5 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshafen 5-Nov-44 in B-17G 43-37858; flak, crashed Wittlich, Germany. POW MACR 10324. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan , Poland | 5 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
Panama City, FL | 7 February 2009 | |
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Buried |
Greenwood Cemetery, Panama City, FL | 14 February 2009 | Greenwood Cemetery Panama City, Bay County, FL |
| St Andrew, FL | |||
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Based |
Lavenham | 5 November 1944 | Assigned to 836BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit Roster
