John William Peck
MilitaryAssigned to HQ Sqn, 313TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) troop re-supply mission to Cherbourg peninsula 7-Jun-44; Force landed both engines out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5657
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (313rd Troop Carrier Group)
- Service Numbers: 14055734 / O-790055
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 313th Troop Carrier Group
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Buffalo, NY | 1 December 1919 | Son of Father: Carl and Jewell E [Donolan] Peck. |
Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY | 24 February 1942 | Buffalo, New York |
Other Force landed POW |
Amfreville, France | 7 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) troop re-supply mission to Cherbourg peninsula 7-Jun-44; Force landed both engines out. POW MACR 5657 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 7 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
25 August 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Paducah, KY | 21 December 1993 | |
Buried |
Berkley Cemetery Berkley, Carlisle County, KY | 24 December 1993 | Berkley Cemetery Berkley, Carlisle County, KY |
Based |
Folkingham | 7 June 1944 | Assigned to HQ Sqn, 313TCG, 9AF USAAF. |