John C Kaufmann Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-25321.jpeg UPL 25321 Lt. John C. Kaufmann of the 322nd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, looks out of the cockpit of his Boeing B-17 'Thunderbird' at an 8th Air Force Base In England. 19 June 1943.

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12679-72484AC.

Corrected spelling of Kaufmann: https://abmc.gov/node/540857#.WVzlkk2GOM8

Object Number - UPL 25321 - Lt. John C. Kaufmann of the 322nd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, looks out of the cockpit of his Boeing B-17 'Thunderbird' at an 8th Air Force Base...

Killed in Action (KIA). On mission to St. Nazaire in B-17 #42-5724 28 June 1943 was hit by heavy, accurate flak. Went down in the English Channel with only 2 survivors who were rescued by French fishermen. Kaufmann's name is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing at the Cambridge American Cemetery.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Thunderbird II, Marnita No. 2
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

English Channel 28 June 1943

Born

Ohio

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Updated the location to the Died event per info in the "Summary biography".

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C type 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 / MACR 15710 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
https://abmc.gov/node/540857#.WVzlkk2GOM8

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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 / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 168, MACR, ABMC

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