John Edward Mont

Military
media-53549.jpeg UPL 53549 S/Sgt John E Mont, 388BG

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 53549 - S/Sgt John E Mont, 388BG

Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshafen 30-Dec-43 in B-17 42-31149 'My Day'; ditched in Channel 30-Dec-43, Returned to Duty (RTD). MACR 3139



Failed to Return (FTR) Augsburg in B-17 42-31138 'Winged Fury' 13-Apr-44; shot down Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3773



Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-678175
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Winged Fury
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Laconia, New Hampshire, USA 17 March 1922 Son of Walter Edward and Evelyn O [Piper] Mont.

Enlisted

Manchester, NH 10 September 1942 Manchester, New Hampshire

Other

Returned (RTD)

English Channel Off Isle of Wight 30 December 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshafen 30-Dec-43 in B-17 42-31149 'My Day'; ditched in Channel 30-Dec-43, Returned to Duty (RTD). MACR 3139

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 13 April 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Died

11 February 2015

Buried

Bayside Cemetery Laconia, Belknap County, NH 14 February 2015 Bayside Cemetery Laconia, Belknap County, New Hampshire

Based

Knettishall 13 April 1944 Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3139 / MACR 3139, MACR 3773 / MACR 3773 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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