John Edmund Fondren
Military
Rear L-R: Unk, Clyde Brobst, Henry Youmans, Herman Wilbers, Irving Falkowitz, John Wenzel, Unk.
Front L-R: Unk, John Fondren, John Coyne, James Via, John Wickline, Unk.
Object Number - UPL 52516 - "Lt. Fondryn and crew of the 614th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England....
Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 40 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball turret gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Macon, GA | 7 July 1923 | Son of Frank Burkett and Willie [Willoughby] Fondren. |
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Enlisted |
Miami Beach, FL | 1 February 1943 | Miami Beach, Florida |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Guilford County, NC |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=210