John A Cederlind
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Scott J Wilson
Object Number - UPL 36334 - John A Cederlind
Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Simmern in B-17 #448319
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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: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: - Heavenly Cent - Boston Blackie - Miss Boston
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Joker
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The jeannie bee
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Tulare, California, USA | 14 September 1925 | |
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Enlisted Killed in Action (KIA) |
Minter Field, CA | 17 August 1943 - 4 December 1944 | |
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Other 390th BG Combat Tour |
Framlingham Airfield, UK | 30 October 1944 - 4 December 1944 | |
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Died |
Simern, Germany | 4 December 1944 | KIA on his 9th mission when his a/c was hit by flak, setting an engine on fire leading to an explosion. |
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Buried |
Tulare, California | Tulare Cemetery Tulare, Tulare County, California, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11055 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
