John R Pardridge

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Completed 25 missions with the 390th. 17 October 1943 crew bailed out of B17#42-30610 'Red Ass' when a fire in the fuselage developed during a training flight. . Killed in Action (KIA) when assigned to the 386th BG.



DFC, AM with 6 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Lieutenant James T. Wilson and Lieutenant Robert J. Owen of the 386th Bomb Group in the cockpit of their B-26 Marauder. Image stamped on reverse: 'Not to be published.' [stamp], 'Ministry of Information 19 Aug 1943.' [stamp] nand '279545.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'AT THE US MARAUDERS BASE. The B-26 Marauders, American super medium bombers are operating now from bases in Britain. This series of pictures shows various scenes at the airfield where the ground crew and the fliers work together

386th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30610

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Red Ass
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

31 March 1945

Born

California

Buried

Revisions

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Sources

Combat Chronology, Unit Website, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 344, WWII Memorial web site / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia