John Edward Secleter
Militarypage 13 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/142687464
John Secleter was Co-Pilot of B-17 "Liberty Queen" #43-37624, shot down by fighters and crashed near Glauchau, Germany on 20 July 1944. Seriously wounded in the head, left leg and with a fracture of his left ankle, he was captured and hospitalized in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, 15km SE of Glauchau, Germany. Interned at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan/Zagan, Poland. Force-marched from there, liberated 29 April 1945 Stalag 7A Moosburg, Germany, by US troops. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 29 June 1945.”
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11070248 at enlistment, then O-815875
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12139499
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37002396
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13128491 at enlistment, then O-710283
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13061140
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Victory Queen
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
21 April 1925 | Monessen, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
Enlisted |
4 February 1943 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
20 July 1944 | wounded in the head, left leg, fracture of left ankle, captured and hospitalized in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, 15km SE of Glauchau. Interned at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan/Zagan, Poland. Force-marched from there, liberated 29 April 1945 Stalag 7A Moosburg, Germany, by US troops. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 29 June 1945.” | |
Died |
15 May 1987 | ||
Monessen, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
WWII Draft card
MACR 7283
NARA German captured records - KU 2526 ( https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147890293 ) and KU-865A ( https://catalog.archives.gov/id/142687464 )
Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7283 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database