John Austin Neal
MilitaryWIA - 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- 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 |
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Born |
Orange, Virginia | 14 April 1918 | |
Buried |
Jacksonville Memory Gardens, Orange, Florida |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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
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