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PFC John F. Devlin

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PFC John F. Devlin

Birth
Death
2 Dec 1944 (aged 17–18)
Nevada, USA
Burial
Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Grave 4, Lot 14, Block 5, Sec. 6
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Private First Class Devlin served with the
422nd Base Unit, Combat Crew Training
Squadron at Tonopah Army Airfield, Nevada.

He was killed when engine fires caused a
crash of B-24D Liberator #42-41190, sixteen
miles northwest of the airfield.

Five other Army aviators were killed:

2nd Lt. Wayne C Hurst, pilot
2nd Lt. Edward M Piwowarski
2nd Lt. Myron E Smith
2nd Lt. Lloyd E Warner
PFC Charles W Lantz

Son of Frank Devlin, age 18.
Enlisted April 17, 1944.
Private First Class Devlin served with the
422nd Base Unit, Combat Crew Training
Squadron at Tonopah Army Airfield, Nevada.

He was killed when engine fires caused a
crash of B-24D Liberator #42-41190, sixteen
miles northwest of the airfield.

Five other Army aviators were killed:

2nd Lt. Wayne C Hurst, pilot
2nd Lt. Edward M Piwowarski
2nd Lt. Myron E Smith
2nd Lt. Lloyd E Warner
PFC Charles W Lantz

Son of Frank Devlin, age 18.
Enlisted April 17, 1944.

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Entered the service from Illinois; ___ ASN 16195766

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  • Created by: Tim Cook
  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139923398/john_f-devlin: accessed ), memorial page for PFC John F. Devlin (1926–2 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139923398, citing All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Tim Cook (contributor 46481904).