John P Quillin

Military

Shot down near Haarlem on 9/26/44 in B-17 'Jayhawk' #42-32079, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-32079

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jayhawk
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Evaded

26 September 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

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

Added S/N per MACR 9419 at Fold3.com. 

SOURCE:  https://www.fold3.com/image/28703540/28703466

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9419 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database