John C Kaliher
Military
Six of the crew pictured were flying on the 01 January 1944 mission.
Back L-R: T/Sgt David Tempesta (E)(KIA), S/Sgt Robert G. Yarian (BTG-POW),
Sgt Selig (R)(not with crew in England), S/Sgt Charles E. Dugan (TG)(POW), S/Sgt Robert H. McGrew (WG)
Front L-R: 2Lt Ernest G. Greenwood (CP), 2Lt Merlin L. Cornish (B)(POW),
2Lt John C. Kaliher (N)(POW), 1Lt George S. McClellan (P)(KIA) 303rd Bomb Group collection
303rd Bomb Group records
Object Number - UPL 43034 - The George S. McClellan crew of the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, taken in Scott Field, Illinois, August 1943. Six of the crew pictured...
Shot down by fighters on mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #41-24587 'Bad Check'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bad Check
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 11 January 1944 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Revisions
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1922 / MACR 1922, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
