John Simpson Archer Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 18568 - Crew #637 John S. Archer, Jr. Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Thomas L. Bell (CP), John S. Archer (P), Doyle E. Stegall (B),...
Shot down by fighters and crashed at Zui Dveen in B-24 'True Love' #41-29449, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-817617
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18177210
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1549986
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: True Love
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 August 1944
- Date: 15 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Cleveland, Ohio | 25 August 1942 | |
|
Died |
west of Steenwijk, Netherlands | 15 August 1944 | shot down by German fighters. |
|
Buried |
8341 Steenwijkerwold, Netherlands | 19 August 1944 | buried as "unknown" Kerkbuurt Cemetery Grave 7 |
| Cleveland Heights, OH, USA | 2124 Rossmoor Road | ||
|
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot M Row 2 Grave 2 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added date of enlistment. See: http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=5&cat=all&tf=…
Combined two entries for John S Archer into a single entry. This entry now includes information from the following sources:
MACR 8429 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ABMC record: http://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WWI…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8429
