John Elder Moffat

Military

John Moffat was Co-Pilot on B-24 #42-7484 "Sally Ann", shot down over Belgium on return from the Frankfurt mission on 29 January 1944. Arrested immediately after landing in parachute near Waterloo, Belgium. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

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

People

Marshall Combs Crouch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20939620 at enlistment, then O-744050
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

James Reid Dykes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34445240
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner

Lester E Gentry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18086645 at enlistment, then O-678355
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Ronald Robert Lindlow

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39004811 at enlistment, then O-683192
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

William Reinhold Mattson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11088221
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner/Flight Engineer

Aircraft

42-7484

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sally Ann
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Colusa, California 27 March 1922

Enlisted

20 May 1942 Sacramento, California

Other

Bailed out

29 January 1944 of B-24 #7484 over Belgium

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

29 January 1944 Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany – Returned to Military Control 6 June 1945.

Died

29 October 1992
Colusa, Colusa County, California

Revisions

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Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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MACR 2548
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)

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MACR 2548

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2548, 8th AF Losses