John J Bannister
MilitaryAssigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. 72 combat missions in P-38s and P-51s. Credited 2 kills. Ended Tour of Duty. Flew P-38 escort to B-17s to Berlin 6-Mar-1944 and flew cover for the Normandy invasion 6-Jun-44.
Awards: DFC, AM (4LC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Air Traffic controller.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Missions
- Date: 3 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Honington
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Richmond, Virginia | 10 July 1919 | Son of William Cameron and Sadie Ellen [Butler] Bannister |
Enlisted |
Richmond, VA, USA | 21 April 1942 | |
Other Promotion |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK | 12 April 1944 | Promoted 1st Lieutenant. |
Died |
19 May 2007 | ||
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | ||
Other Promotion |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK | Promoted Captain. | |
Based |
Honington | Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Richmond, VA, USA | |||
Buried |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self