John F O'Brien

Military

First mission-30 March 1945 - Hamburg. Second mission-31 March 1945 - Zeitz. Shot down on this mission and taken prisoner of war until 26 April 1945. Of nine crew members, only four survived being shot down. B-17 #42-97308 'Hairless Joe. '



PH/ POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97308

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hairless Joe
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 31 March 1945

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13733 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self MACR 13733