John Thomas Grasse

Military
media-55210.jpeg UPL 55210 S/Sgt John T Grasse

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Object Number - UPL 55210 - S/Sgt John T Grasse

Assigned to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Harold McKee crew. 30 x combat missions. 24-Dec-43, when returning from operations in B-17 42-30612, in landing A/C ran of the end of the runway and nosed up. 10 RTD.



Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), GC, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars)



His 30 mission list can be found here at a website administered by his son in law Alan Leiby http://lazlographics.com/Sorties.html?fbclid=IwAR1ZiHncFkqcbcnNFoISpuE9…

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Two B-17 Flying Fortreses, including (serial number 42-30612), of the 94th Bomb Group fly together during a mission. Handwritten caption on reverse of print: '230612.'

42-30612

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hot Foot II, Freestrider
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

42-31401

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old Hickory
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

42-31449

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Texas Mauler
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

42-37804

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pride of the Yanks
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
Ground personnel of the 94th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-39801) nicknamed "Northern Queen".

42-39801

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Double Trouble II, Northern Queen
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lorain, OH 9 September 1920 Son of John Grasse.

Enlisted

Cleveland, OH 28 July 1942 Cleveland, Ohio

Died

Lorain, OH 20 February 2016

Buried

Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst, Lorain County, OH 23 February 2016 Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio

Based

Bury St Edmunds Assigned to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF.

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https://www.fold3.com/record/88826509/john-t-grasse-wwii-army-enlistmen…
https://www.fold3.com/record/705692938/grasse-john-t-us-wwii-hospital-a…
https://www.fold3.com/record/705692937/grasse-john-t-us-wwii-hospital-a…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158388197/john-t-grasse

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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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corrected bio and added connections

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corrected bio

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Update Bio with info from http://lazlographics.com/Sorties.html?fbclid=IwAR1ZiHncFkqcbcnNFoISpuE9…

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Corrected surname spelling

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 439

John Thomas Grasse: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 55210 - S/Sgt John T Grasse

Object number: UPL 55211 - S/Sgt John T Grasse next to his 'office'.

Object number: UPL 55212 - S/Sgt John T Grasse 'Lucky Bastard Club'...