John W Conway Jr

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Wolfsburg on 22 Feb 45 in B-17 'Beatty's 8-Balls' #43-39128 Mention in Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier by Leonard Streitfeld pg. 121

married Juanita Rhoda Guevara on June 28, 1947.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-39128

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: “Beatty's 8-Balls”
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Emancipated in 1945 when Patton came through Germany and freed the POW’s

Rochester New York 28 December 1920 - 15 June 2012

Born

Prisoner of war

22 February 1945

Born

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ContributorBarney C
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He was my father and told me where he was born

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.

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Added a connection to A/C #43-39128 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12650