John Namey
MilitaryAssigned to 600BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau in B-17 42-102498 30-May-44; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 5312
Awards: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-809892
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tailend Charlie
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania | 24 September 1920 | Son of Albert and Zanie [Charles] Namey. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 30 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
2 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
11 December 1962 | ||
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Buried |
Saint Marys Syrian Orthodox Cemetery Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA | 14 December 1962 | Saint Marys Syrian Orthodox Cemetery Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
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Based |
Nuthampstead | 30 May 1944 | Assigned to 600BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5312
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