John T Grasse

Military

Served in US air army corp from 1940 to 1945.

Was a crew member on 7 different B-17 bomber crews in the 8th Air Force.

Flew 30 missions as a ball turret gunner.

333rd bombardment squadron, 94th bombardment group.



Received a number of awards, for example the air force combat medal and a presidential citation with one oak leaf.



After the war, John spent 43 years as a manager for General Motors and volunteered with the Ohio Highway Patrol Auxiliary for 39 years.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

20 February 2016

Enlisted

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - “from” was misspelled.

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ContributorOllie Lewis
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The 8AF News
March 2017

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php