John L Creviston

Military

Assigned to 772BS, 463BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti 19-Aug-44 flak, crashed Ploesti; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 9717.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'

463rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Gordon Marshall Heap

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18076318 / O-756229
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-6194

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Berlin Sleeper III
  • Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron

Places

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'

Celone

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Cleveland, OH 5 March 1941

Other

Baled out POW

Ploesti 19 August 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti 19-Aug-44 flak, crashed Ploesti; POW MACR 9717.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Romania 19 August 1944 Prisoner of War (POW).

Born

Cuyahoga County, OH Husband of Helen E Creviston.

Based

Celone 19 August 1944 Assigned to 772BS, 463BG, 15AF USAAF.

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