John Serbin Jr
Military
Pilot Donovan G. Helgeson was my Great-uncle.
Object Number - UPL 29675 - Photo of B17 Flight Crew taken November 28, 1944 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. (Photo courtesy of Dave Serbin)
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 combat missions. Donovan Helgeson crew. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17030966 / O-568565
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Top Turret/Engineer / Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Better Duck
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Evader
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Creamer
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
31 July 1925 | ||
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Died |
2 October 2018 | ||
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Buried |
Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery Seville, Medina County, OH | 5 October 2018 | Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery Seville, Medina County, Ohio |
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Based |
Horham | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the middle name field to the suffix field.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php