John J Kilbane
Military
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UPL 26215
Left to right: LT William Wurtz (Pilot), LT Donald J. Schmitt (Co-Pilot), LT John Kilbane (Navigator). Likely taken on the day they received their first Air Medal.
Personal collection of David J. Schmitt.
Flew on 'Son Of A Blitz' with the Schmitt crew for 35 missions
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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: Sonof-a-Blitz
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php