John T Cornyn

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Pirmasens on 13 Jan 45 in B-17 'Red' 44-6166.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-6166

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The red - red ass, the devil himself
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

13 January 1945

Born

Little Rock, Arkansas

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Added a connection to A/C #44-6166 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11572, http://303rdbg.com/rost-cd.html#C">http://303rdbg.com/rost-cd.html#C>