John Edmond Bakalar
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 19661 - This photograph was taken a few days before his fatal crash, most likely in the same P-51D that failed him on take-off.
Namesake of Bakalar Air force Base
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Gael Point-Clos
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Headcorn
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hammond, Indiana | 29 January 1920 | |
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Other 354th FG Combat Tour |
5 June 1944 - 1 September 1944 | ||
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Died |
Gael, France | 1 September 1944 | KIA on 1 Sep 1944 when the engine of his P-51D-5, A/C #44-13895 failed after becoming airborne on take-off on an operation mission from Gael Airfield, France. The Mustang impacted a grove of pine trees off of the end of the runway. It was determined that a faulty casting of the first stage supercharger allowed coolant to seep past the seals into the induction manifold and flooded three cylinders and fowled all of the spark plugs. |
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Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial | Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France Plot Plot P, Row 4, Grave 3 |
Revisions
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Sources
JCook Archives
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Sources
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
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