John M Sherwood

Military

Picured as a Lieutenant in charge of 2000 lb. bombs. Formerly employed at the Fairfax Post Office and son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert R. Sherwood. Was in England the length of the war.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

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Born

Fairfax, Virginia

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / daughter Feb 2009, wartime newspaper clipping from Washington Post