John Hurley Madaus
Military
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Object Number - UPL 57843 - "I Hope So!"
Assigned 704 Bomb Squad 446 Bomb Group. Flew B-24 bomber missions from Bungay 1944-1945 including over Battle of the Bulge.
Encountering flak returning from mission on 27-Nov-44, crew survived after parachuting from plane near base.
Possibly arrived via Goose Bay, Labrador.
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
After the war, earned graduate degree in Chemistry. Married Barbara Ann Sweeney while living in Niagara Falls. Lived for more than 40 years north of Pittsburgh.
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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: 446th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: I Hope So!
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Worcester, MA | 28 October 1925 | Son of Fred B. and Marguerite [Hurley] Madaus. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Devens, MA | 14 March 1944 | Fort Devens, Massachusetts |
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Died |
22 May 2018 | John Hurley Madaus, 92, of Zelienople passed away on Tuesday while under the care of Wexford Health Center. Born Oct. 28, 1925, in Worcester, Mass., he was the son of the late Frederick Madaus and Marguerite Hurley Madaus. John proudly served our country in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, as a tail gunner in a B-24 bomber. He graduated from Saint Francis University of Loretto, Pa., and received a master's degree in chemistry from Clark University in Massachusetts. John was a member of St. Gregory Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus, as well as the American Legion. He was an avid windsurfer and swimmer. He was employed by Callery Chemical and lived with his family in Zelienople for more than 50 years. John leaves behind to cherish his memory his four surviving children, his grandchild, his sister, and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Sweeney Madaus, who passed away on Jan. 28, 2012; his son, Martin Madaus; and his brother, Gerald Madaus. MADAUS - Friends of John Hurley Madaus, who died Tuesday, May 22, 2018, will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Boylan Funeral Home, 324 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Gregory Catholic Church, 2 W. Beaver St., Zelienople. He will be laid to rest privately at St. Gregory Cemetery. | |
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Buried |
St. Gregory Cemetery,Zelienople, PA | 26 May 2018 | St. Gregory Cemetery, Zelienople, Pennsylvania |
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Based |
Bungay | Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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