John Mark Jircitano

Military
media-23190.jpeg UPL 23190 Crew members of the 753rd Bomb Squadron, 458th Bomb Group, pose beside a Consolidated B-24 somewhere in England. 13 November 1944.
Rear L-R: 1Lt David S Manker, 1Lt William P Wilson, 1Lt James R McQuaid, 2Lt John M Jircitano.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Harold R Skinner, S/Sgt John E Treadway, T/Sgt Edward B Cox, T/Sgt Roy T Jerome, T/Sgt Magnus V McHargue.

See: http://www.458bg.com/crew30manker.htm
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12029-D81705AC.

Object Number - UPL 23190 - Crew members of the 753rd Bomb Squadron, 458th Bomb Group, pose beside a Consolidated B-24 somewhere in England. 13 November 1944. Rear L-R: 1Lt...

Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshaven in B-24 41-28778 31-Jul-44; shot down by flak and baled out Viernhsim. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7747



Awards: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-438667
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Niagara Fall, NY 22 November 1919

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 31 July 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Baled out POW

Viernheim, Germany 31 July 1944 Shot down by flak and baled out Viernhsim on 31-Jul-44 in B-24 41-28778. POW. MACR 7747

Died

9 June 2010

Buried

Oakland Rural Cemetery Porter Center, Niagara County, NY 12 June 2010 Oakland Rural Cemetery Porter Center, Niagara County, New York
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Based

Hethel 31 July 1944 Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7747 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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