John A Long
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 37287 - "Lt Long and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 21 November 1943." Rear L-R: Capt...
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Took off from Molesworth on slow timing flight in B-17 42-37757. Landing gear failed upon approach so wheels-up landing made on grass. 9 x RTD. 10-Dec-43. Failed to Return (FTR) 11-May-44 in B-17 42-97260 'Bow-Ur-Neck-Stevens'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4868
Awards: SS, DFC, AM (4 OLC), PH
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736839
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-681521
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676552
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-746317
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20424921 / O-684305
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Duqueane, Pennsylvania, USA | 26 July 1917 | Son of Francis Patrick and Henrietta V [Weir] Long. |
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Died |
North of Saarbrucken, Germany | 11 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) 11-May-44 in B-17 42-97260 'Bow-Ur-Neck-Stevens'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4868 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Molesworth | 11 May 1944 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial plot C Row 29 Grave 4. | |
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Buried |
Saint Joseph Cemetery West Mifflin, Allegheny County, PA | Memorialised Saint Joseph Cemetery West Mifflin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4868 / MACR 4868, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 412 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database