John Thomas Grasse
MilitaryAssigned 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Yo Is My Ideal
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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. |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Update Bio with info from http://lazlographics.com/Sorties.html?fbclid=IwAR1ZiHncFkqcbcnNFoISpuE9…
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