John Austin Neal

Military

WIA - 8/17/1943 on Mission to Regensburg, Germany in Aircraft 42-30353 'Ten Knights in a Bar Room'.



2 DFC's, 5 Air Medals, 3 bronze stars, 2 Pres. Unit Citations and recommendation for Congressional Medal of Honor

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Ten Knights in a Bar Room
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ten Knights in a Bar Room
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron 803rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Orange, Virginia 14 April 1918

Buried

Jacksonville Memory Gardens, Orange, Florida

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorLucy May
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php

http://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/4868

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000/ daughter