John Kassab

Military

Flew 30 missions. He had flown 'Hard to Get' on 4 practice missions, losing an engine on each occasion! So when assigned the plane on D-Day the crew were somewhat apprehensive..and were again stuck in the mud. So he got 'Little Nancy' instead.



DFC; Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Clusters

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Houtzdale, Pennsylvania 31 July 1921

Died

25 February 2011

Buried

Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

453rdBG newsletter Sept 1999

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
The Liberator Men of Old Buc

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Obit & Page 314 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Co 1998 edition