John R Anderson

Military

Joined squad 2 June 1944. Damaged by flak on 21 July 1944 (Oberpfaffenhofen) and landed in Switzerland. Plane was B-24 Mary Harriet #42110049. Interned Switzerland. Returned to base 15 February 1945. Returned to ZOI 15 March 1945.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Leslie Joseph Babin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18134873
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Richard Ronald Elliott

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16118695
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

James A Hewlett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-707526
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Leo Joseph Hoffman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13173525
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

John T Jennings

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-698564
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-110049

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Mary Harriet
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Missions

428

  • Date: 21 June 1944
  • Official Description:

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hawkins, Texas, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 21 July 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorskline
Changes
Sources

History of the 68th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, The Flying Eightballs, researched and compiled by Webb C. Todd, available online at https://user.xmission.com/~44thbgva/68thsquadronhistory.pdf.

Date
Contributorskline
Changes
Sources

44th Bomb Group Roll of Honor and Casualties, compiled by Will Lundy, originally published in 1987, updated and re-released in 2005, available online at http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/lundyroh.pdf.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7287 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Webb Todd, MACR 7287