John served as a Second Lieutenant & Radar Operator on B-24D "Sweepy-Time Gal" #42-40622, 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Essex County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
B-24D #42-40622, while on a mission to locate and attack shipping off Hong Kong, they were attacked and damaged by Japanese Zeros and crashed into the Pearl River during the war.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-856776
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The Pilot, 2nd Lt. Glenn A. McConnell, survived this crash.
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40622:
Auslander, Samuel ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, RI
Carney, Robert ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
Holley, Carl W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
Maholick, Peter S ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Moessner, Robert E ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, PA
Mroz, John V ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, MA
Orovecz, John ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NJ
Owens, Barton W ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, TN
Posner, Erwin H ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Radar, NJ
Berman, Robert ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Note: T/Sgt Berman was not declared missing until Oct., 1944
Bio, Family Links, & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Essex County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
B-24D #42-40622, while on a mission to locate and attack shipping off Hong Kong, they were attacked and damaged by Japanese Zeros and crashed into the Pearl River during the war.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-856776
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Pilot, 2nd Lt. Glenn A. McConnell, survived this crash.
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40622:
Auslander, Samuel ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, RI
Carney, Robert ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
Holley, Carl W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
Maholick, Peter S ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Moessner, Robert E ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, PA
Mroz, John V ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, MA
Orovecz, John ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NJ
Owens, Barton W ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, TN
Posner, Erwin H ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Radar, NJ
Berman, Robert ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Note: T/Sgt Berman was not declared missing until Oct., 1944
Bio, Family Links, & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
John served as a Second Lieutenant & Radar Operator on B-24D "Sweepy-Time Gal" #42-40622, 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Essex County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
B-24D #42-40622, while on a mission to locate and attack shipping off Hong Kong, they were attacked and damaged by Japanese Zeros and crashed into the Pearl River during the war.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-856776
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Pilot, 2nd Lt. Glenn A. McConnell, survived this crash.
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40622:
Auslander, Samuel ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, RI
Carney, Robert ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
Holley, Carl W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
Maholick, Peter S ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Moessner, Robert E ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, PA
Mroz, John V ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, MA
Orovecz, John ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NJ
Owens, Barton W ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, TN
Posner, Erwin H ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Radar, NJ
Berman, Robert ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Note: T/Sgt Berman was not declared missing until Oct., 1944
Bio, Family Links, & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Essex County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
B-24D #42-40622, while on a mission to locate and attack shipping off Hong Kong, they were attacked and damaged by Japanese Zeros and crashed into the Pearl River during the war.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-856776
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Pilot, 2nd Lt. Glenn A. McConnell, survived this crash.
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40622:
Auslander, Samuel ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, RI
Carney, Robert ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
Holley, Carl W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
Maholick, Peter S ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Moessner, Robert E ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, PA
Mroz, John V ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, MA
Orovecz, John ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NJ
Owens, Barton W ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, TN
Posner, Erwin H ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Radar, NJ
Berman, Robert ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Note: T/Sgt Berman was not declared missing until Oct., 1944
Bio, Family Links, & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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