John J Boros
MilitaryJohn Boros was Flight Engineer/Top Turret gunner in the 463rd Bomb Group / 775th Bomb Squadron (15th Air Force), in Italy. He was killed in the crash of B-17 # 42-31685 on the 10 May 1944 mission to the Wiener Neustadt aircraft factory, Austria. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 4660.
He is still listed as Missing In Action (MIA) at http://www.dpaa.mil/OurMissing/WorldWarII/wwii_main.aspx?br=aaf&a=b and is memorialized at the Florence American Cemetery in Italy.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Service Numbers: 32573761
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 32869413
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 775th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35792727
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 16079053
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New York, New York, United States | 6 October 1911 | |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
near Vöstenhof, Austria | 10 May 1944 | Killed in the loss of B-17 # 42-31685 |
| New York, New York, United States | |||
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Other Memorialized |
Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy | Still listed as Missing In Action, he is memorialized at the Florence American Cemetery in Italy |
Revisions
MACR 4660
ABMC website
"Searching for Stanley - Unforgotten Hero of World War II", by Kay Hughes, niece and Harold E. Dwyer, brother, of Pilot Stanley N. Dwyer (iUniverse books - 2011)
Contacts with the Stanley Dwyer family.