John M Aiken Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 50231
Aiken Crew "Bomber's Moon) and Lithander Crew (Pregnant Peggy) Memorial Plaque. (location: crash site in Germany)
Courtesy of Dennis Lithander
Courtesy of Dennis Lithander
Assigned to 844BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Mainz, Germany. Mid air collision with B-24 42-94913, both A/C fell out of the sky. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 9636.
Awards: PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37706629
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33638093
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner/Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11093744 / O-723316
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33554238
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15097676
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bomber's Moon
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Dallas, TX, USA | 9 October 1942 | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
67480 Edenkoben, Germany | 19 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Mainz, Germany. Mid air collision with B-24 42-94913, both A/C fell out of the sky. KIA. MACR 9636. |
Born |
Fort Worth, Texas, USA | Son of John M and Helen S Aiken. | |
Based |
Halesworth | 19 October 1944 | Assigned to 844BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Tarrant County, TX, USA | |||
Buried |
Lemay, MO 63125, USA | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay St. Louis County Missouri, USA |