John Katsaros

Military

John Katsaros was Left Waist gunner on B-17G #42-38033 "Man O' War" shot down by fighters on return from the 20 March 1944 mission to Frankfurt. Crashed near Breuil, 20km NW of Reims, France. Evaded (EVD).

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Units served with

401st Bomb Group

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

612th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Marvin Harold Benz

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 37231127
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

John Wesley Crowley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 34601869
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

John Andrew Dunaway

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-745054
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Harry Clarence Horst

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 33289777
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Henry Kane

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-690106
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-38033

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Man OWar
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Missions

8th Air Force 269

Date: 20 March 1944

Places

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Revisions

Date8 Mar 2023 20:00:26

Contributorjmoore43

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Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

Date17 Jun 2020 14:02:38

ContributorED-BB

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MACR 3332

Date16 Apr 2018 14:48:35

ContributorLucy May

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:16

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces,

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