John King Connery

Military
media-20424.jpeg UPL 20424 Memorial Day: Memories of a P.O.W. John A Gray.

Article written by Hugh Cassidy and published in a newspaper on Long Island, NY after personal interview with John A. Gray.

Object Number - UPL 20424 - Memorial Day: Memories of a P.O.W. John A Gray.

B-17G #42-31098 'Penny's Thunderhead' ran off the runway when the tire blew on landing on 26 Mar 1944. RTD.



Shot down 30 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97440 'Flak Rat II', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32170030
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Penny's Thunderhead
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flak Rat II, Patches
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Garden City, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 30 May 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

MACR 5310 gives middle name as 'King' but 401st Bomb Group database gives middle initial as 'C'.
http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1091
Not sure which is correct yet.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5310 / MACR 5310, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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