John Cedric Jollimore

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

John Jollimore was Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on B-24 #42-95240 on a supply mission to aid the 17th US Airborne during Operation Varsity on 24 March 1945 (American and British forces crossing the Rhine). The plane was flying at 300ft when it was hit by ground fire shortly after dropping the supplies in the Wesel area, Germany. After being hit, the B-24 nosed straight down into the ground and exploded. John Jollimore and the eight other crew members on board were killed instantly. Awarded the Air Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters and the Purple Heart.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18159921 at enlistment, then O-2005728
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19181308
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Nose Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18025633 at enlistment, then O-2000262
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 42091683
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-777766
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Old Veteran
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

24 November 1915

Died

24 March 1945 in the crash of B-24 #42-95240, near Wesel, Germany

Buried

John Jollimore rests at Plt H, Row 2, Grave 26

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.

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MACR 13543
WWII Casualties for State at Large County, Wisconsin
ABMC website

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MACR 13543

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Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia