John Edward Mont
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 53549 - S/Sgt John E Mont, 388BG
Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshafen 30-Dec-43 in B-17 42-31149 'My Day'; ditched in Channel 30-Dec-43, Returned to Duty (RTD). MACR 3139
Failed to Return (FTR) Augsburg in B-17 42-31138 'Winged Fury' 13-Apr-44; shot down Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3773
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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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: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-678175
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Laconia, New Hampshire, USA | 17 March 1922 | Son of Walter Edward and Evelyn O [Piper] Mont. |
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Enlisted |
Manchester, NH | 10 September 1942 | Manchester, New Hampshire |
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Other Returned (RTD) |
English Channel Off Isle of Wight | 30 December 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshafen 30-Dec-43 in B-17 42-31149 'My Day'; ditched in Channel 30-Dec-43, Returned to Duty (RTD). MACR 3139 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 13 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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Died |
11 February 2015 | ||
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Buried |
Bayside Cemetery Laconia, Belknap County, NH | 14 February 2015 | Bayside Cemetery Laconia, Belknap County, New Hampshire |
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Based |
Knettishall | 13 April 1944 | Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3139 / MACR 3139, MACR 3773 / MACR 3773 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
