John Patrick English
Military
Rear : Left to Right : Leo Sharp - Pilot Hubert Womble - Arthur Thompson - Lawrence Lancashire
Front : Left to Right : Jack Reed - Howard Ford - Mack Fitzgerald - William Little - John English.
Removed punctuation marks from around aircraft name for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo
Object Number - UPL 48074 - The B-24D - 42-40265 - Honkey Tonk Gal's Crew : Rear : Left to Right : Leo Sharp - Pilot Hubert Womble - Arthur Thompson -...
Assigned to 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24D, 42-40265, Honky Tonk Gal. Force landed in Romania. He was captured and became a prisoner of war (POW). 1 Aug 43. MACR 330
Awards: DFC, AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18062178 / O-663978
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Honkey Tonk Gal - Naked Truth
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Fairview Village, Ohio | 14 February 1917 | Son of Patrick J English. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH | 21 February 1942 | Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bucharest, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW) Romania |
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Other Force landed POW |
Vicinity Ploesti, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 42-40265 'Honky Tonk Gal' 1-Aug-43; force landed Romania POW MACR 330 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 330