John L Quail Jr

Military

Entered service at Fresno, CA March 1942. Joined 392nd BG January 1944. Rank at end of WW II was 1st Lt.



Ran out of fuel and crashed near Lille on 7/11/44 in B-24 #41-28776, Evaded (EVD).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

41-28776

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fresno, California 29 December 1920

Other

Evaded (EVD) Capture

near Lille, France 11 July 1944

Died

Fresno County, California 6 March 1988

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Added a location for the Evaded event.

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Merged "Summary biography" and "Highest rank achieved" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117411458/john-l-quail

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7511