John served as a Staff Sergeant & Engineer / Top Turret Gunner on on B-17 #42-31853, 352nd Bomber Squadron, 301st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 11, 1942 in San Francisco, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Skilled pattern and model maker and also as Single, without dependents.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 collided in mid-air with B-17 (#42-31605), while returning from a bombing mission in France, approximately 20 miles from their base at the Lucera Airdrome during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 19065304
Son of Michael J. Cavanaugh who resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-31853:
Bogar, Charles R ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IL
Cavanaugh, John M ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Halverson, Warren W ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, IL
Hudson, Thomas J ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, AR
Klein, Bernard M ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Roelkey, Francis D ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Schiavo, Augustus J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, PA
Strieby, Donald L ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WA
Taylor, Cecil J ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, KS
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For Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-31605 see:
McCarthy, Richard D ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, HI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 11, 1942 in San Francisco, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Skilled pattern and model maker and also as Single, without dependents.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 collided in mid-air with B-17 (#42-31605), while returning from a bombing mission in France, approximately 20 miles from their base at the Lucera Airdrome during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 19065304
Son of Michael J. Cavanaugh who resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-31853:
Bogar, Charles R ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IL
Cavanaugh, John M ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Halverson, Warren W ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, IL
Hudson, Thomas J ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, AR
Klein, Bernard M ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Roelkey, Francis D ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Schiavo, Augustus J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, PA
Strieby, Donald L ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WA
Taylor, Cecil J ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, KS
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
For Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-31605 see:
McCarthy, Richard D ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, HI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
John served as a Staff Sergeant & Engineer / Top Turret Gunner on on B-17 #42-31853, 352nd Bomber Squadron, 301st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 11, 1942 in San Francisco, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Skilled pattern and model maker and also as Single, without dependents.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 collided in mid-air with B-17 (#42-31605), while returning from a bombing mission in France, approximately 20 miles from their base at the Lucera Airdrome during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 19065304
Son of Michael J. Cavanaugh who resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-31853:
Bogar, Charles R ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IL
Cavanaugh, John M ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Halverson, Warren W ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, IL
Hudson, Thomas J ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, AR
Klein, Bernard M ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Roelkey, Francis D ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Schiavo, Augustus J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, PA
Strieby, Donald L ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WA
Taylor, Cecil J ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, KS
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
For Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-31605 see:
McCarthy, Richard D ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, HI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 11, 1942 in San Francisco, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Skilled pattern and model maker and also as Single, without dependents.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 collided in mid-air with B-17 (#42-31605), while returning from a bombing mission in France, approximately 20 miles from their base at the Lucera Airdrome during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 19065304
Son of Michael J. Cavanaugh who resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-31853:
Bogar, Charles R ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IL
Cavanaugh, John M ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Halverson, Warren W ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, IL
Hudson, Thomas J ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, AR
Klein, Bernard M ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Roelkey, Francis D ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Schiavo, Augustus J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, PA
Strieby, Donald L ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WA
Taylor, Cecil J ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, KS
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
For Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-31605 see:
McCarthy, Richard D ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, HI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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