John Paul Jones
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-31798 11-Apr-44; hit by Fw190's, crashed Bad Doberan. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3801
Awards: PH.
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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: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34331218 / O-754436
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rose O'Day
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Sandborn, IN | 7 August 1923 | Son of Everett L Jones. |
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Enlisted |
Evansville, IN | 11 January 1943 | Evansville, Indiana |
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Died |
Bad Doberan, Germany | 11 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-31798 11-Apr-44; hit by Fw190's, crashed Bad Doberan. KIA MACR 3801 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Horham | 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot A Row 28 Grave 14 | |
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Buried |
Carlisle Odd Fellows Cemetery Carlisle, Sullivan County, IN | Memorialised Carlisle Odd Fellows Cemetery Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3801 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database