John G Champion

Military

Shot down 26 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30156 named 'Hustling Sue'. Prisoner of War (POW). He completed 3 missions before being shot down. His pilot was Wess Courson.



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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30156

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

42-30714

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hustling Sue
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brownsville, Texas, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 26 July 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 127 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 127 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database