John J Dubois
Military
Back L-R: Lt. Brown (OBS/TG), SSgt. William O’Donnell (LWG), SSgt Fred Wagner (RO), Lt. Charles Bonnett (B), Lt. James Martin-Vegue (N), SSgt James Self (RWG), Lt. James Merritt (CP). Front L-R: TSgt. George Ursta (BT), Lt. John DuBois (N), TSgt David Cochran (TT), Col. Budd Peaslee (P)
Object Number - UPL 65936 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 24 July 1943/Heroya, Norway. Back L-R: Lt. Brown (OBS/TG), SSgt. William O’Donnell (LWG), SSgt Fred Wagner (RO), Lt....
Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-5883 'Weary Wiley'. Returned to base.
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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
- Nicknames: Weary Willie | No Name Jive | Old Puss II
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Added a connection to the A/C #42-5883 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey, p.190, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
