He was not officially declared as being dead by the military until January 7, 1946. The above date is the actually date that his plane was declared as missing.
John served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17F (#41-24546), 403rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Linn County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on July 11, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
John was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 failed to return from a mission to shadow a Japanese convoy of four destroyers in the Vitiaz Strait which is between New Guinea & New Britain during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 0-435715
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Airmen who perished on B-17F (#41-24546):
Asher, Jay C ~ Corp, Wyoming
Benson, Omar B ~ Sgt, Texas
Charles, Thomas N ~ Maj, Observer, Florida
Cotton, Randall O ~ 1st Lt, Texas
Davis, Harry O, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pennsylvania
Evans, Richard J ~ Corp, Nebraska
Futhey, Alvin D ~ Sgt, Oklahoma
Goldsmith, Charles ~ Sgt, Pennsylvania
Hartburg, Merle L ~ S/Sgt, New York
Ozanne, James R, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Illinois
Titus, John E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Iowa
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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John served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17F (#41-24546), 403rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Linn County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on July 11, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
John was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 failed to return from a mission to shadow a Japanese convoy of four destroyers in the Vitiaz Strait which is between New Guinea & New Britain during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 0-435715
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Airmen who perished on B-17F (#41-24546):
Asher, Jay C ~ Corp, Wyoming
Benson, Omar B ~ Sgt, Texas
Charles, Thomas N ~ Maj, Observer, Florida
Cotton, Randall O ~ 1st Lt, Texas
Davis, Harry O, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pennsylvania
Evans, Richard J ~ Corp, Nebraska
Futhey, Alvin D ~ Sgt, Oklahoma
Goldsmith, Charles ~ Sgt, Pennsylvania
Hartburg, Merle L ~ S/Sgt, New York
Ozanne, James R, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Illinois
Titus, John E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Iowa
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He was not officially declared as being dead by the military until January 7, 1946. The above date is the actually date that his plane was declared as missing.
John served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17F (#41-24546), 403rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Linn County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on July 11, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
John was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 failed to return from a mission to shadow a Japanese convoy of four destroyers in the Vitiaz Strait which is between New Guinea & New Britain during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 0-435715
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17F (#41-24546):
Asher, Jay C ~ Corp, Wyoming
Benson, Omar B ~ Sgt, Texas
Charles, Thomas N ~ Maj, Observer, Florida
Cotton, Randall O ~ 1st Lt, Texas
Davis, Harry O, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pennsylvania
Evans, Richard J ~ Corp, Nebraska
Futhey, Alvin D ~ Sgt, Oklahoma
Goldsmith, Charles ~ Sgt, Pennsylvania
Hartburg, Merle L ~ S/Sgt, New York
Ozanne, James R, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Illinois
Titus, John E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Iowa
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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John served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17F (#41-24546), 403rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Linn County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on July 11, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
John was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 failed to return from a mission to shadow a Japanese convoy of four destroyers in the Vitiaz Strait which is between New Guinea & New Britain during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 0-435715
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Airmen who perished on B-17F (#41-24546):
Asher, Jay C ~ Corp, Wyoming
Benson, Omar B ~ Sgt, Texas
Charles, Thomas N ~ Maj, Observer, Florida
Cotton, Randall O ~ 1st Lt, Texas
Davis, Harry O, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pennsylvania
Evans, Richard J ~ Corp, Nebraska
Futhey, Alvin D ~ Sgt, Oklahoma
Goldsmith, Charles ~ Sgt, Pennsylvania
Hartburg, Merle L ~ S/Sgt, New York
Ozanne, James R, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Illinois
Titus, John E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Iowa
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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