John Kenneth Lane
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Object Number - UPL 34471 - T/Sgt John K Lane
Radio operator, Ballinger Crew. Original member of the Alexander crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 4 July 1943 in B-17 #42-29928. Mission #7 to the Gnome-Rhone engine factory in Le Mans, France. MACR 161. Wounded by 20mm shell in the right arm and side. Uconscious, T/Sgt Lane was thrown from the plane by S/Sgt Owens who pulled the ripcord on the way out. Prisoner of War at Stalag XVII-B. Liberated on a march from the camp.
Deland, FL
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34315087
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-796562
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33303393
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39103466
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735008
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ridgetown, Chatham-Kent, ON N0P 2C0, Canada | 17 June 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Jacksonville, FL, USA | 15 June 1943 | Camp Blanding |
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Other Prisoner of War |
Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, France | 4 July 1943 | German Hospital |
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Died |
DeLand, FL, USA | 27 May 1987 | |
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Based |
4 July 1943 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War |
Wasserhofstraße, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Austria | 9 May 1945 | Liberated on a march starting 8 April 1945 |
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Buried |
Oakdale Cemetery AGS Lot 40 Deland, FL |
Revisions
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 161 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 161 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database