John W Brooks
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 20020
Original Paul W. Campbell Crew - 358th BS
Back row, left to right: Alexander Wisniewski, ?, Paul W Campbell, ?, ?
Front row, left to right: Jim F Hoy, Dante Di Martino, John W Brooks, Robert J McGuire
Very front row: Stanley J Backiel
Back row, left to right: Alexander Wisniewski, ?, Paul W Campbell, ?, ?
Front row, left to right: Jim F Hoy, Dante Di Martino, John W Brooks, Robert J McGuire
Very front row: Stanley J Backiel
303rd BG Web Page
Shot down by fighters on mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-30865. 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 11 January 1944 | |
Born |
Girard, Ohio | ||
Buried |
Ohio |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Changed the label for a Died event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info in the "Summary biography".
Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #182 on 11 Jan 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1927, 8th AF Losses