John F Payleitner

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

19 Sept 1944 Hamm Germany mission 'Gilded Orion' ditched in English Channel and all crew saved. Plane crash landed in Belvoax, Belgium returning from mission #278, Pilot & Bombardier also killed. TTG died of wounds

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

14 February 1945

Born

Indianapolis, Indiana

Revisions

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Sources

Combat Chronology Supplement p. 192/379th Anthology; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 324 and 337 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia