John Wesley Crowley
MilitaryJohn Crowley was Right Waist gunner on B-17G #42-38033 "Man O'War", shot down by fighters on return from the 20 March 1944 mission to Frankfurt. Hit in the lungs and stomach by 20mm shells, he bailed out above Breuil, France. Immediately captured, he was brought to the Hôpital Américain in Reims, where he died from his wounds the following day. He was buried on 24 March at the West Cemetery in Reims, France. Prisoner of War (POW)-Died of wounds (DOW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37231127
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-745054
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33289777
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-690106
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11130671
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Man OWar
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other bailed out |
20 March 1944 | B-17G #42-38033 "Man O'War", over Breuil, France | |
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Other captured |
20 March 1944 | after landing in parachute, wounded | |
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Died |
Hôpital Américain, Reims, France | 21 March 1944 | from his wounds at the American Hospital in Reims |
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Born |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3332, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=624