John Junior Sherman
Military ROLL OF HONOURSergeant John J. Sherman was born February 24, 1925. His next of kin were his parents, Solomon and Catherine Sherman. He was from Duke Center, Pennsylvania.
Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #226 dated 15 November 1944, Arthur Champ Crew.
On November 30, 1944, he was serving as the Ball Turret Gunner aboard B-17 tail #44-8409 of the 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Wintersdorf, Germany. It was his third mission. He was Killed in Action.
He is buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira, New York.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Duke Center, PA 16729, USA | 24 February 1925 | Sergeant John J. Sherman was born February 24, 1925. His next of kin were his parents, Solomon and Catherine Sherman. He was from Duke Center, Pennsylvania. |
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Died |
Wintersdorf, 04610 Meuselwitz, Germany | 30 November 1944 | On November 30, 1944, he was serving as the Ball Turret Gunner aboard B-17 tail #44-8409 of the 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Wintersdorf, Germany. |
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Buried |
Elmira, NY, USA | He is buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira, New York. |
Revisions
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=7851
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11128 / MACR 11128, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=s... / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.