John Thomas Ingles

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Headshot of man wearing a shirt with insignia on the collar looking directly at camera UPL 65320 UPL 65320 John T. Ingles, Pilot, 544th BS, 384th BG, MIA, 9 October 1943, 42-29814, Mission No. 113

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384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron VIII Bomber Command 113 42-29814 Grafton Underwood Cambridge American Cemetery John Thomas Ingles On

Object Number - UPL 65320 - John T. Ingles, Pilot, 544th BS, 384th BG, MIA, 9 October 1943, 42-29814, Mission No. 113

Graduated from John Marshall High School and attended Cornell University. 
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #53 dated 20 July 1943.  Shot down on 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29814 'Dallas Rebel'. Plane crashed into North Sea. Missing in Action (MIA).

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Earl Carter Mason

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19085247 at enlistment, then O-738778
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
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Clarence Theodore Morrison

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36149570
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Harry Mitchell Pratt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-800398
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Charles L Ruman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Lawrence Waith Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32378638
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Aircraft

42-30139

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snuffy
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

42-5051

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Barrel House Bessie
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron 303rd Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

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Born

Richmond, Virginia, USA 6 July 1920

Other

Missing in Action (MIA)

North Sea 9 October 1943 Damaged by enemy aircraft; ditched at 1341 hrs 50 mi. west of Danish coast, North Sea; MACR 872.

Other

Memorial

Cambridge, England Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Tablets of the Missing

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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=41

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Library of Virginia

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Ancestry.com

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Personal Folder WWII at Library of Virginia

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Ancestry.com

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 872 / MACR 872, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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