John served as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator on B-17 "Frank's Nightmare" (#42-5437), 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Norfold County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 8, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted as being employed as a Textile Weaver and also as Single, without dependents.
John was declared "Missing In Action", along with three other members of his crew, when his plane was shot down and crashed near Hergarten, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was not officially declared as being dead by the military until August 18, 1944, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # 31133246
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The nine crew member lost on "Frank's Nightmare" (#42-5437):
Blackmon, Clarence H., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Mississippi, MIA
Hall, Joseph D., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Delaware, MIA
Halloran, John J., T/Sgt, Radio-Op, Massachusetts, MIA
Lamplot, Vernon E., S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Illinois, KIA
McDonald, Robert H., Sgt, Tail Gunner, Washington, KIA
Reidy, Charles E., T/Sgt, Engineer, Ohio, KIA
Roe, Edgar A., S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Colorado, KIA
Warose, William J., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New York, KIA
Weineth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, Pilot, MIA
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One member of the crew became a POW:
Cook, Eugene D., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, POW
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Seven of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
( Some crew members shown under below Crew Member's record )
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt, "The Eagle's Wrath" (#41-24524)
McCain, Walter L., Jr., 1st Lt, "Thunderbird" (#42-5172)
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, "Short Snorter III" (#42-5337)
Coppage, Everet A, 2nd Lt, "The Sky Wolf II" (#42-29574)
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, "Stormy Weather" (#42-5225)
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, "Rain of Terror" (#42-5391)
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, "Hellsapoppin" (#41-24459)
( Bio & Crew Reports by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Norfold County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 8, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted as being employed as a Textile Weaver and also as Single, without dependents.
John was declared "Missing In Action", along with three other members of his crew, when his plane was shot down and crashed near Hergarten, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was not officially declared as being dead by the military until August 18, 1944, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # 31133246
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The nine crew member lost on "Frank's Nightmare" (#42-5437):
Blackmon, Clarence H., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Mississippi, MIA
Hall, Joseph D., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Delaware, MIA
Halloran, John J., T/Sgt, Radio-Op, Massachusetts, MIA
Lamplot, Vernon E., S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Illinois, KIA
McDonald, Robert H., Sgt, Tail Gunner, Washington, KIA
Reidy, Charles E., T/Sgt, Engineer, Ohio, KIA
Roe, Edgar A., S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Colorado, KIA
Warose, William J., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New York, KIA
Weineth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, Pilot, MIA
~~~~~~~~~
One member of the crew became a POW:
Cook, Eugene D., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, POW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seven of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
( Some crew members shown under below Crew Member's record )
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt, "The Eagle's Wrath" (#41-24524)
McCain, Walter L., Jr., 1st Lt, "Thunderbird" (#42-5172)
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, "Short Snorter III" (#42-5337)
Coppage, Everet A, 2nd Lt, "The Sky Wolf II" (#42-29574)
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, "Stormy Weather" (#42-5225)
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, "Rain of Terror" (#42-5391)
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, "Hellsapoppin" (#41-24459)
( Bio & Crew Reports by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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John served as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator on B-17 "Frank's Nightmare" (#42-5437), 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Norfold County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 8, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted as being employed as a Textile Weaver and also as Single, without dependents.
John was declared "Missing In Action", along with three other members of his crew, when his plane was shot down and crashed near Hergarten, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was not officially declared as being dead by the military until August 18, 1944, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # 31133246
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The nine crew member lost on "Frank's Nightmare" (#42-5437):
Blackmon, Clarence H., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Mississippi, MIA
Hall, Joseph D., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Delaware, MIA
Halloran, John J., T/Sgt, Radio-Op, Massachusetts, MIA
Lamplot, Vernon E., S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Illinois, KIA
McDonald, Robert H., Sgt, Tail Gunner, Washington, KIA
Reidy, Charles E., T/Sgt, Engineer, Ohio, KIA
Roe, Edgar A., S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Colorado, KIA
Warose, William J., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New York, KIA
Weineth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, Pilot, MIA
~~~~~~~~~
One member of the crew became a POW:
Cook, Eugene D., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, POW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seven of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
( Some crew members shown under below Crew Member's record )
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt, "The Eagle's Wrath" (#41-24524)
McCain, Walter L., Jr., 1st Lt, "Thunderbird" (#42-5172)
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, "Short Snorter III" (#42-5337)
Coppage, Everet A, 2nd Lt, "The Sky Wolf II" (#42-29574)
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, "Stormy Weather" (#42-5225)
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, "Rain of Terror" (#42-5391)
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, "Hellsapoppin" (#41-24459)
( Bio & Crew Reports by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Norfold County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 8, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted as being employed as a Textile Weaver and also as Single, without dependents.
John was declared "Missing In Action", along with three other members of his crew, when his plane was shot down and crashed near Hergarten, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was not officially declared as being dead by the military until August 18, 1944, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # 31133246
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The nine crew member lost on "Frank's Nightmare" (#42-5437):
Blackmon, Clarence H., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Mississippi, MIA
Hall, Joseph D., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Delaware, MIA
Halloran, John J., T/Sgt, Radio-Op, Massachusetts, MIA
Lamplot, Vernon E., S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Illinois, KIA
McDonald, Robert H., Sgt, Tail Gunner, Washington, KIA
Reidy, Charles E., T/Sgt, Engineer, Ohio, KIA
Roe, Edgar A., S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Colorado, KIA
Warose, William J., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New York, KIA
Weineth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, Pilot, MIA
~~~~~~~~~
One member of the crew became a POW:
Cook, Eugene D., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, POW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seven of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
( Some crew members shown under below Crew Member's record )
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt, "The Eagle's Wrath" (#41-24524)
McCain, Walter L., Jr., 1st Lt, "Thunderbird" (#42-5172)
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, "Short Snorter III" (#42-5337)
Coppage, Everet A, 2nd Lt, "The Sky Wolf II" (#42-29574)
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, "Stormy Weather" (#42-5225)
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, "Rain of Terror" (#42-5391)
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, "Hellsapoppin" (#41-24459)
( Bio & Crew Reports by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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