John Roland Kyler

Military
media-7184.jpeg UPL 7184 2nd Lt Lawrence Cook Crew: Back Row L to R: Thomas Mikulka-TG; John J Alexander, Jr-WG; Milo Blakely-WG; Jay Joyce-RO; John R Kyler-BGT; John Booth-TT
Front Row L to R: Emmett Bell-B; Donald Caylor-N (KIA); Robert Bangs-CP; Lawrence Cook-P

Dad's Crew Photo

Object Number - UPL 7184 - 2nd Lt Lawrence Cook Crew: Back Row L to R: Thomas Mikulka-TG; John J Alexander, Jr-WG; Milo Blakely-WG; Jay Joyce-RO; John R Kyler-BGT; John...

Shot down by fighters and Flak on return from mission to Frankfurt on 4 February 1944 in B-17F #42-30423. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Donald Houston Caylor

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17064330 at enlistment, then O-747079
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Lawrence Herbert Cook

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19066899 at enlistment, then O-804618
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Jay Joyce

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35435819
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner

Thomas John Mikulka

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32720108
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Salamanca, New York, USA 23 February 1923

Enlisted

27 January 1943 Buffalo, New York

Other

Prisoner Of War (POW)

4 February 1944 Interned at Stalag Luft 4 in Braunau, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW record: " Returned to Military Control (RMC) on 31 May 1945."

Died

4 May 2004 Salamanca, New York
Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, New York

Buried

John Kyler rests at the Calvary Cemetery in Salamanca, New York

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 2237
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
VA Gravesite Locator

Date
ContributorCandy Kyler Brown
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From my Father's documents and MACR

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ContributorCandy Kyler Brown
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Daughter

Date
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2237 / MACR 2237, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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