John Everett Ingram

Military

Object Number - UPL 6763 - A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (FR-C, serial number 42-38183) nicknamed "The Lost Angel" 525BS/379BG [FR-C] Kimbolton 10/2/44; then 524BS [WA-G] ;...

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Force landed in B-17 42-38183 on 28-Sep-44. Returned to duty (RTD). MACR 9363
Failed to Return (FTR) Cologne M/Y mission in B-17 43-38633 28-Jan-45; A/C on fire and pilot ordered bail out. Later the fire went out and pilot returned alone to England. Prisoner of War (POW), held at Dulag Luft 12. MACR 12294

Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Newton W Kerr

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-811214
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-38183

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Lost Angel
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron 525th Bomb Squadron
Ground personnel of the 379th Bomb Group inspect a damaged B-17 Flying Fortress, 29 January 1945. Official caption on image: "(GM-150-3-379)(29-1-45)(A/C-633)" Printed caption on reverse: '71306 AC - Men of the 379th Bomb Group examine the wing of a Boeing B-17 (A/C No. 633) which was damaged during a mission over enemy territory on 29 January 1945. Note damage to elevator of the tail. England. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

43-38633

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Jewett, Illinois 27 September 1922 Son of John M and Dulcie A [Brewer] Ingram.

Other

Force landed RTD

Kimbolton, UK 28 September 1944 Force landed in B-17 42-38183 on 28-Sep-44. Returned to duty (RTD). MACR 9363

Other

Baled out POW

Cologne, Germany 28 January 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Cologne 28-Jan-45; Baled out POW. MACR 12294

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Oberusal, Germany 28 January 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Dulag Luft 12.

Died

Rolla, MO 20 May 2007

Buried

Ozark Hills Memorial Gardens, Rolla, MO 25 May 2007 Ozark Hills Memorial Gardens Rolla, Phelps County, MO

Based

Kimbolton 28 January 1945 Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date20 Dec 2018 19:43:22
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename and events
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28678953
https://www.fold3.com/image/28673791
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=466&mtch=4&cat=WR26&t…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46094701/john-everett-ingram

Date20 Dec 2018 19:41:42
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to biography, events and unit associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28678953
https://www.fold3.com/image/28673791
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=466&mtch=4&cat=WR26&t…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46094701/john-everett-ingram

Date26 Mar 2018 09:27:54
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to service number, biography and place associations
Sources

http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=78337

Date27 Sep 2014 18:15:54
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9363; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 335

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Object number: UPL 6763 - A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (FR-C, serial...