John W Lundin
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by FW190 and crashed near Neuenkirchen on a support mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 P-38J #42-67887. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
![Official emblem of the 20th Fighter Group, approved 26 November 1942](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395174.jpg?itok=tk77TqjR)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
![Pilots of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, stand around a map at Kings Cliffe air base before mission over northern France, October 1943. L to R: First Lieutenant Merle B. Nichols, Seattle, Wash.; Major Nathaniel H. Blanton, Earlsboro, Oklahoma and First Lieutenant Richard P. Gatterdam, Columbus, Ohio. Censor has drawn lines across the map. Each of these pilots went on to command one of the squadrons of the 20th Fighter Group. Gatterdam commanded the 55th Fighter Squadron, Nichols the 77th a](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-376954.jpg?itok=O0E_zegX)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
10 February 1944 | ||
Born |
Brooklyn, New York | ||
Buried/ Commemorated |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 10 February 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2157 / MACR 2157, King;'s Cliffe Memorial Edition / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list