John Wilburn Propst Sr
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John Wilburn Propst Sr
Assigned to 345BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying in B-24 Liberator 42-40316.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Snake Eyes
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hickory, NC | 2 September 1923 | Son of Henry Lester and Maggie Leonna [Caldwell] Propst. |
Enlisted |
12 October 1942 | ||
Other Discharged USAAF |
22 July 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Zionville, NC | 19 November 2008 | John W. Propst, age 85, of 6310 Old Highway 421, Zionville, died Wednesday evening, November 19, 2008, at Mecklenburg Health Care Center in Charlotte. Mr. Propst is survived by his wife; two daughters; two sons; three granddaughters; five grandsons; two great-granddaughters and one great-grandson; one brother. He is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two sons; his father and mother, Henry Lester Propst and Maggie Caldwell Propst, and two sisters. Funeral services for Mr. John W. Propst will be conducted Saturday afternoon, November 22, 2008, at 2:00 o'clock, at Hampton Funeral Home Chapel. The body will lie in state, at the chapel, from 1:00 until 2:00 o'clock. Officiating will be Reverend Gordon Noble. Military graveside rites and burial will follow in Cove Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday evening, from 7:00 until 9:00, at Hampton Funeral Service. |
Buried |
Cove Creek Cemetery Watauga County, NC | 22 November 2008 | Cove Creek Cemetery Watauga County, North Carolina |
Based |
Assigned to 345BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster