John Henry Burgelin

Military

Assigned to 790BS, 467BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-24 41-28749 'Wild Irish Rose' 29-Apr-44; shot down by FW190, thrown clear by explosion, unconscious, came to and pulled ripcord. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4943



Awards: AM (OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle stars).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.

467th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Frank Paul Prokop

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-687345
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-28749

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Wild Irish Rose
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Rochester, NY 28 August 1917 Son of Pauline Francis [Uebel] Burgelin.

Enlisted

Rochester, NY, USA 8 March 1943 Rochester, Ney York

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 29 April 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Baled out

Hanover, Germany 29 April 1944 Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28749. POW.

Died

Buffalo, NY 28 July 1952

Buried

Mount Hope Cemetery Rochester, Monroe County, NY 31 July 1952 Mount Hope Cemetery Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Monroe County, NY, USA

Revisions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109766845/john-henry-burgelin

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Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4943 and Watts book, page 83. Shot down by fighter en route to target Berlin; 7 KIA, 3 POW

NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

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https://www.fold3.com/image/28650179

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MACR 4943 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database