John served as a Sergeant & Observer/Gunner on B-24H (#42-51089), 733rd Bomber Squadron, 453rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Arizona prior to the war.
He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant on March 21, 1945.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was hit by enemy flak and crashed near Wittenberge, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on March 30, 1950.
Service # 36581016
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-51089):
Clements, Claude M ~ Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Virginia
Donaway, Morton F ~ FO, Co-Pilot, Delaware
Hendricks, John C ~ Sgt, Observer/Gunner, Arizona
Larriverre, Clyde R ~ Sgt, Bombardier, California
Parker, John C ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Illinois
Polokoff, Harold R 2nd Lt, Navigator, Pennsylvania
Powell, William H, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Tennessee
Rosamond, David R ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, New Jersey
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Arizona prior to the war.
He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant on March 21, 1945.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was hit by enemy flak and crashed near Wittenberge, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on March 30, 1950.
Service # 36581016
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-51089):
Clements, Claude M ~ Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Virginia
Donaway, Morton F ~ FO, Co-Pilot, Delaware
Hendricks, John C ~ Sgt, Observer/Gunner, Arizona
Larriverre, Clyde R ~ Sgt, Bombardier, California
Parker, John C ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Illinois
Polokoff, Harold R 2nd Lt, Navigator, Pennsylvania
Powell, William H, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Tennessee
Rosamond, David R ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, New Jersey
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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John served as a Sergeant & Observer/Gunner on B-24H (#42-51089), 733rd Bomber Squadron, 453rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Arizona prior to the war.
He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant on March 21, 1945.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was hit by enemy flak and crashed near Wittenberge, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on March 30, 1950.
Service # 36581016
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-51089):
Clements, Claude M ~ Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Virginia
Donaway, Morton F ~ FO, Co-Pilot, Delaware
Hendricks, John C ~ Sgt, Observer/Gunner, Arizona
Larriverre, Clyde R ~ Sgt, Bombardier, California
Parker, John C ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Illinois
Polokoff, Harold R 2nd Lt, Navigator, Pennsylvania
Powell, William H, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Tennessee
Rosamond, David R ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, New Jersey
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Arizona prior to the war.
He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant on March 21, 1945.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was hit by enemy flak and crashed near Wittenberge, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on March 30, 1950.
Service # 36581016
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-51089):
Clements, Claude M ~ Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Virginia
Donaway, Morton F ~ FO, Co-Pilot, Delaware
Hendricks, John C ~ Sgt, Observer/Gunner, Arizona
Larriverre, Clyde R ~ Sgt, Bombardier, California
Parker, John C ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Illinois
Polokoff, Harold R 2nd Lt, Navigator, Pennsylvania
Powell, William H, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Tennessee
Rosamond, David R ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, New Jersey
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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SGT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
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