John Ercegovich Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 23 Nov 1942 in B-17 #41-24568 'Lady Fairweather' while serving as Navigator. Aircraft was shot down by German aircraft and crashed into the sea near Belle-Ile en Mer, France Killed in Action (KIA). Participated in 3 operations (1 aborted).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Fairweather
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 November 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 22 November 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 18 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned to Crew |
Biggs Field, TX 79918, USA | 27 July 1942 | Assigned to 1LT Artur E. Reddig crew as Navigator in B-17F 41-24568 "Lady Fairweather", 303BG/359BS |
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Other Arrived at Station |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 24 October 1942 | Arrived at Molesworth, UK Navigator of the crew of B-17F 41-24568 "Lady Fairweather" 303BG/359BS. |
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Other Mission #1 2LT John Ercegovich, Jr. w/B-17F 41-24568, 303BG/359BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 18 November 1942 | Served as Navigator on B-17F 41-24568 "Lady Fairweather", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #2 2LT John Ercegovich, Jr. w/B-17F 41-24568, 303BG/359BS - Aborted |
Lorient, France | 22 November 1942 | Assigned as Navigator on B-17F 41-24568 "Lady Fairweather, 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. Mission aborted, not credited. RTB OK |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Belle Île, France | 23 November 1942 | Killed when aircraft was shot down by German aircraft and crashed into the sea near Belle-Ile en Mer, France. His remains were never recovered. |
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Other Mission #3 2LT John Ercegovich, Jr. w/B-17F 41-24568, 303BG/359BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 23 November 1942 | Served as Navigator on B-17F 41-24568 "Lady Fairweather", 303BG/359BS on mission to bomb the U-Baot pens at St. Nazaire, France. Aircraft was shot down by German fighters. KIA. |
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Other Commemorated |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Added mission participation clause to Summary Biography per research of 303BG webiste, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Reports.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Added Arrived at Station event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Arthur E. Reddig crew page.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 23-Nov-42.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Edited Mission #2 title and description per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Mission Report of 22-Nov-42.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Edited Mission #1 event and description per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-42.
Lee Cunningham 12-May-2015. Added Assignement to Crew and Mission events and descriptionsper 303BG website: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-359-reddig.html
Lee Cunningham 1-Dec-2014. Edited biography with crash location, added KIA event per MACR 15075; added Commemoration event per American Battle Monument Commission (ABMC) record.
Lee Cunningham 6-Nov-2014. Correction to name and loss date in description.
Lee Cunningham 6-Nov-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 15075; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, MACR 15075 , Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. One by Bishop and Hey, p. 48