John Gordon Blythe
Military
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Object Number - UPL 23658 - J.G. Blythe's Crew. Back row: (L-R) 1st Lt. J.G. Blythe-Pilot, 2nd Lt. D.E. Swift-Co-pilot, 2nd Lt. M.L. Jensen-Navigator, S/Sgt. J.J. Baughman....
35 missions Germany, France. 3 to big 'B'. Sept 1944 to Feb. 1945.
Blythe - at the age of 71 - took a degree in history at Wesley College Delaware. He had previously worked as an interpreter and an elementary school teacher.
Awards: AM (5OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14134970
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771335
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 23 June 1921 | Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Dover, Delaware | 29 December 2022 | Died Dover, Delaware |
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Buried |
Barratts Chapel Cemetery Frederica, Delaware | 7 January 2023 | Interred Barratts Chapel Cemetery Frederica, Kent County, Delaware |
Revisions
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
