John W Sharon

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Had mid air collision and crashed at Rohmdorf on 8/16/44 in B-17 Full House #4297797

POW Medal; Purple Heart; Good Conduct; EAME Medal; 8 Bronze Service Stars; WW II Victory Medal;Dist. Unit Citation; Air Medal w 2/Oak Leaf Cluster;American Campaign Medal

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Units served with

335th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Staff Sergeant Rich, a top turret gunner of the 95th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'S/Sgt Rich top turret gunner 412 BS.'

412th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

95th Bomb Group

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

Events

Event	Location	Date
Died		1 June 1983
Born	Ecorce, Michigan
Buried	Arlington Heights, Illinois

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:50

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8175, son Greg