John W Carothers

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters en route to Oschersleben on 11 January 1944 in B-17F #42-3131 'Flak Wolf. ' Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Winnie The Pooh, Flak Wolf
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

11 January 1944

Born

Denver, Colorado, USA

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, M-22-16

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 11 January 1944

Revisions

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Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #182 on 11 Jan 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1966 / MACR 1966, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database