John Edmund Fondren

Military
UPL 74936 UPL 74936 "Lt. Fondryn and crew of the 614th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England. 13 March 1945."

Rear L-R: Unk, Clyde Brobst, Henry Youmans, Herman Wilbers, Irving Falkowitz, John Wenzel, Unk.

Front L-R: Unk, John Fondren, John Coyne, James Via, John Wickline, Unk.

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Object Number - UPL 74936 - "Lt. Fondryn and crew of the 614th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England....

Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 40 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Clyde Junior Brobst

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35609627
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight engineer / Top turret

John T Coyne

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Irving Falkowitz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist gunner

James Carey Via

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18194245 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

John W Wensel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio operator

Aircraft

Factory fresh B-17s

42-107151

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cover Girl
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

42-97478

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shade Ruff #2
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

43-38565

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Gee Eyewanna Go Home
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

43-38646

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Macon, GA 7 July 1923 Son of Frank Burkett and Willie [Willoughby] Fondren.

Enlisted

Miami Beach, FL 1 February 1943 Miami Beach, Florida

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.
Guilford County, NC

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/32168770
https://www.fold3.com/image/300147603
https://www.fold3.com/record/84096626/john-e-fondren-wwii-army-enlistme…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=210
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=12101

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=210

John Edmund Fondren: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 52516 - "Lt. Fondryn and crew of the 614th Bomb Squadron...