John J Bartron
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 11 May 1944 in B-17 #4297303. Killed in Action (KIA). He was buried in the Gueblange cemetery on May 13, 1944 and on his grave is a planted cross with the colors of his country. He was exhumed on 29 April 1946 and buried in the American cemetery of St. Avold.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
11 May 1944 | ||
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Born |
Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
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Buried |
St Avold (Moselle), France Plot: E Row: 44 Grave: 19 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 11 May 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4557 / MACR 4557,
href="http://www.wwiimemorial.com/registry/cemetery/search/pframe.asp?Honoree…">http://www.wwiimemorial.com/registry/cemetery/search/pframe.asp?Honoree…; / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database