John William DuPrey

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

On a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, another B-17 from the 388th went out of control after being attacked by fighters and collided with B-17G #42-40054 which exploded and crashed SE of Emmen, Holland. Killed in Action (KIA).



AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-40054

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 March 1944

Born

Minnesota

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, H-16-17

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Sources

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Sources

ABMC, MACR 3092, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia