John served as a Second Lieutenant & Pilot on a B-17F #42-30649, 327th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Miller County, Arkansas prior to the war.
He was promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant on May 17, 1942.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked by German Aircraft and crashed near Martinsbuettel, five miles west of Fallersleben, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in Belgium and was later repatriated here on February 23, 1950.
Service # O-465428
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-30649
Ball, Jennings A ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NC
Cash, Donald L ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, MO
Evans, Howard L ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, AK
Fuller, Roger W ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, IL
Gill, Clinton M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, LA
Goodner, Jim B, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, TX
Harris, John E ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, AR
Obechina, Thomas ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, CA
Pettibone, Charles R ~ Sgt, Bombardier, VT
Wilson, Milton Y ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TX
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Miller County, Arkansas prior to the war.
He was promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant on May 17, 1942.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked by German Aircraft and crashed near Martinsbuettel, five miles west of Fallersleben, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in Belgium and was later repatriated here on February 23, 1950.
Service # O-465428
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-30649
Ball, Jennings A ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NC
Cash, Donald L ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, MO
Evans, Howard L ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, AK
Fuller, Roger W ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, IL
Gill, Clinton M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, LA
Goodner, Jim B, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, TX
Harris, John E ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, AR
Obechina, Thomas ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, CA
Pettibone, Charles R ~ Sgt, Bombardier, VT
Wilson, Milton Y ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TX
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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John served as a Second Lieutenant & Pilot on a B-17F #42-30649, 327th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Miller County, Arkansas prior to the war.
He was promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant on May 17, 1942.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked by German Aircraft and crashed near Martinsbuettel, five miles west of Fallersleben, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in Belgium and was later repatriated here on February 23, 1950.
Service # O-465428
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-30649
Ball, Jennings A ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NC
Cash, Donald L ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, MO
Evans, Howard L ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, AK
Fuller, Roger W ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, IL
Gill, Clinton M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, LA
Goodner, Jim B, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, TX
Harris, John E ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, AR
Obechina, Thomas ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, CA
Pettibone, Charles R ~ Sgt, Bombardier, VT
Wilson, Milton Y ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TX
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Miller County, Arkansas prior to the war.
He was promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant on May 17, 1942.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked by German Aircraft and crashed near Martinsbuettel, five miles west of Fallersleben, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in Belgium and was later repatriated here on February 23, 1950.
Service # O-465428
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-30649
Ball, Jennings A ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NC
Cash, Donald L ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, MO
Evans, Howard L ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, AK
Fuller, Roger W ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, IL
Gill, Clinton M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, LA
Goodner, Jim B, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, TX
Harris, John E ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, AR
Obechina, Thomas ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, CA
Pettibone, Charles R ~ Sgt, Bombardier, VT
Wilson, Milton Y ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TX
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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