John Janssen
Military
95th BG - 334th BS
Standing Left to Right: Garland B. Lloyd (P), Willys P. Jones (CP), Elton Skinner (N), Russell Allman (B)
Kneeling Left to Right: Marion Gilmore (FE), George R. Robinson (LWG), John Janssen (R/O), Porter B. Hyght (RWG), Victor P. Valek (TG), Ralph P. Rice (BTG)
The crew flew 22 missions and were shot down on 6 March 1944
Object Number - UPL 44409 - Garland B. Lloyd Crew 95th BG - 334th BS Standing Left to Right: Garland B. Lloyd (P), Willys P. Jones (CP), Elton Skinner (N), Russell Allman...
Damaged by fighter attacks on the return from a mission to Klein Machow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31299 'Junior' maintained formation until finally crashing NW of Beilen, Holland after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
People
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 5 February 1944
- Date: 4 February 1944
- Date: 3 February 1944
- Date: 30 January 1944
- Date: 24 January 1944
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other POW |
Tychowo, Poland | 15 March 1944 | Stalag Luft IV |
| Hollywd, California, USA | |||
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
3 miles west of Hijken, Netherlands | 6 March 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2999 / MACR 2999, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database