John Edward Sewell
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 57191 - Sgt John Edward Sewell Radio Operator. KIA 25 Oct 1944
Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Hamburg in B-17 43-38547 25-Oct-44; crashed near Munster. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10261
Awards: PH.
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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: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-766844
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Tuscon, Arizona, USA | 11 February 1923 | Son of Charles T and Caroline P. [Drueeu] Sewell. |
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Enlisted |
Phoenix, AZ | 5 February 1943 | Phoenix, Arizona |
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Died |
Munster, Germany | 25 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Hamburg in B-17 43-38547 25-Oct-44; crashed near Munster. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10261 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Framlingham | 25 October 1944 | Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
South Lawn Memorial Cemetery Tucson, Pima County, AZ | Re-Interred South Lawn Memorial Cemetery Tucson, Pima County, Arizona |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169018480/john-edward-sewell
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10261 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
