John R Searcy Jr

Military

Evaded (EVD) Shot down by flak and crashed near Marigny on 7/25/44 in B-24 #4295026

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95026) nicknamed "Yankee Rebel" of the 389th Bomb Group gets an engine change. Written on slide casing: 'Yankee Rebel 389 BG.'

42-95026

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Yankee Rebel
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Died

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32434573/john-r_-searcy

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8668