John Diffendal
MilitaryAssigned to 346FS, 350FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Bologna 23-Dec-44 in P-47D 42-28827 fell victim to flak Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 14557.
Awards: SS, AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Jersey Jerk
- Unit: 350th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 346th Fighter Squadron 361st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 25 November 1940 | |
Died |
Piacenza, Province of Piacenza, Italy | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Bologna 23-Dec-44 in P-47D 42-28827 fell victim to flak KIA. MACR 14557 |
Illinois, USA | |||
Based |
Tarquinia | Assigned to 346FS, 350FG, 9AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Florence American Cemetery Florence Città Metropolitana di Firenze Toscana Italy | ||
Born |
Cook County, IL, USA |
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