John A Bennett II

Military

Crashed near Dusseldorf on 23 Mar 45 in B-17 #43-37635, Prisoner of War (POW). Flew 23 missions.



Air Medal; Purple Heart; ETO Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37635

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Montclair, New Jersey, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 23 March 1945

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- www.388bg.info/Personnel.html;
- MACR 13612/self

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 13612 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database