John Ellis Lower
Military
Rear L-R: 2Lt John T Brown, 1Lt Charles B Miller, 2Lt Joseph D McGovern, 2Lt Kenneth M Kelley.
Front L-R: T/Sgt Cecil R Sinclair, S/Sgt Leslie G Thibodeau, T/Sgt John Ellis Lower, S/Sgt Bernard J Shaw, S/Sgt Eugene S Budzbanowski, S/Sgt Richard E Ratley.
Object Number - UPL 38030 - "Crew of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 'Pegasus' at an airbase in England 13 Oct 1943." Rear L-R: 2Lt John T Brown, 1Lt Charles B Miller, 2Lt...
Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down a Ju88 over Munster, Germany from aboard B-17 'Pegasus'. ETD.
Awards: DFC (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME. Also received the 'Lucky Bastard Cert'*
* unofficial award upon completion of tour of duty.
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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 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Sebring, Ohio | 25 December 1921 | Son of William W and Thelma [Burrell] Lower. |
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Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH | 30 September 1942 | Cleveland, Ohio |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
6 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Aurora, OH | 9 August 1995 | |
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Buried |
Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, OH | 13 August 1995 | Aurora Cemetery Aurora, Portage County, OH |
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Based |
Knettishall | Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / daughters Elyse & Gretchen Sundermann / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html