John served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-24H #41-28605, 718th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Berks County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 5, 1943 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24H #41-28605 took off, with a crew of 11, from Grottaglie, Italy on a bombing mission over Udine, Italy. They were attacked by enemy aircraft, shot down, and crashed near Udine, Italy during the war. Six of the crew perished and five survived the crash.
John was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 33490280
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28605:
Chandler, Thomas E. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN
Fechko, Edward J. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CT
Ihrie, Peter, Jr. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NC
Tibbetts, Charles B. ~ Corp, Gunner, CA
Winter, Robert N. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WI
Wood, John C. ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
( Crew report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Berks County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 5, 1943 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24H #41-28605 took off, with a crew of 11, from Grottaglie, Italy on a bombing mission over Udine, Italy. They were attacked by enemy aircraft, shot down, and crashed near Udine, Italy during the war. Six of the crew perished and five survived the crash.
John was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 33490280
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28605:
Chandler, Thomas E. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN
Fechko, Edward J. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CT
Ihrie, Peter, Jr. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NC
Tibbetts, Charles B. ~ Corp, Gunner, CA
Winter, Robert N. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WI
Wood, John C. ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
( Crew report by: Russ Pickett )
John served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-24H #41-28605, 718th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Berks County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 5, 1943 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24H #41-28605 took off, with a crew of 11, from Grottaglie, Italy on a bombing mission over Udine, Italy. They were attacked by enemy aircraft, shot down, and crashed near Udine, Italy during the war. Six of the crew perished and five survived the crash.
John was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 33490280
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28605:
Chandler, Thomas E. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN
Fechko, Edward J. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CT
Ihrie, Peter, Jr. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NC
Tibbetts, Charles B. ~ Corp, Gunner, CA
Winter, Robert N. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WI
Wood, John C. ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
( Crew report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Berks County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 5, 1943 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24H #41-28605 took off, with a crew of 11, from Grottaglie, Italy on a bombing mission over Udine, Italy. They were attacked by enemy aircraft, shot down, and crashed near Udine, Italy during the war. Six of the crew perished and five survived the crash.
John was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 33490280
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28605:
Chandler, Thomas E. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN
Fechko, Edward J. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CT
Ihrie, Peter, Jr. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NC
Tibbetts, Charles B. ~ Corp, Gunner, CA
Winter, Robert N. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WI
Wood, John C. ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
( Crew report by: Russ Pickett )
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