Son of John Ellington Hightower and Mary Grace Townsend, John was born in Stevensville, MT, but was raised in Missoula.
As 2nd Lieut, John served as the Navigator on a B-24H-15-FO Liberator named "Ford's Folly" (#42-52515), 754th Bomber Squadron, 458th Bomber Group (H), 8th Air Force, US Army Air Force based in England during World War II.
He was married on 16 January 1940 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California to Marjorie Lou Steele and enlisted in the Army Air Corps on Sep 16, 1942 at Fort Douglas, Utah. He was noted at being a carpenter.
John was "Killed in Action" when his B-24 was hit with flak and exploded over Lake Glindow, Werder (Havel), Germany on Mar 6, 1944. Out of the crew of 10, 2 were captured and held as POW's, 6 were KIA, and 2 were MIA.
Service # 0811665
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Airmen who became POW's from B-24H (#42-52368):
Rogers, Guy C., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Montana
Proteau, Francis O., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Oregon
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-52368):
Hightower, John S., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Montana
Root, Joseph S., FO, Bombardier, Montana
Smith, Leroy, S/Sgt, Radio Operator, New Jersey
Fiebiger, Raymond C., S/Sgt, Aerial Gunner, 2/E,
California
Morrow, Virgil O., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Kansas
Wilson, Marvin T., Sgt, Tail Turret Gunner, Georgia
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Airmen who were MIA from B-24H (#42-52368):
Lademan, Marvin J., Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Michigan
Goldstein, Harry, Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, New Jersey
As 2nd Lieut, John served as the Navigator on a B-24H-15-FO Liberator named "Ford's Folly" (#42-52515), 754th Bomber Squadron, 458th Bomber Group (H), 8th Air Force, US Army Air Force based in England during World War II.
He was married on 16 January 1940 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California to Marjorie Lou Steele and enlisted in the Army Air Corps on Sep 16, 1942 at Fort Douglas, Utah. He was noted at being a carpenter.
John was "Killed in Action" when his B-24 was hit with flak and exploded over Lake Glindow, Werder (Havel), Germany on Mar 6, 1944. Out of the crew of 10, 2 were captured and held as POW's, 6 were KIA, and 2 were MIA.
Service # 0811665
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Airmen who became POW's from B-24H (#42-52368):
Rogers, Guy C., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Montana
Proteau, Francis O., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Oregon
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-52368):
Hightower, John S., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Montana
Root, Joseph S., FO, Bombardier, Montana
Smith, Leroy, S/Sgt, Radio Operator, New Jersey
Fiebiger, Raymond C., S/Sgt, Aerial Gunner, 2/E,
California
Morrow, Virgil O., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Kansas
Wilson, Marvin T., Sgt, Tail Turret Gunner, Georgia
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Airmen who were MIA from B-24H (#42-52368):
Lademan, Marvin J., Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Michigan
Goldstein, Harry, Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, New Jersey
Son of John Ellington Hightower and Mary Grace Townsend, John was born in Stevensville, MT, but was raised in Missoula.
As 2nd Lieut, John served as the Navigator on a B-24H-15-FO Liberator named "Ford's Folly" (#42-52515), 754th Bomber Squadron, 458th Bomber Group (H), 8th Air Force, US Army Air Force based in England during World War II.
He was married on 16 January 1940 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California to Marjorie Lou Steele and enlisted in the Army Air Corps on Sep 16, 1942 at Fort Douglas, Utah. He was noted at being a carpenter.
John was "Killed in Action" when his B-24 was hit with flak and exploded over Lake Glindow, Werder (Havel), Germany on Mar 6, 1944. Out of the crew of 10, 2 were captured and held as POW's, 6 were KIA, and 2 were MIA.
Service # 0811665
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Airmen who became POW's from B-24H (#42-52368):
Rogers, Guy C., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Montana
Proteau, Francis O., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Oregon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-52368):
Hightower, John S., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Montana
Root, Joseph S., FO, Bombardier, Montana
Smith, Leroy, S/Sgt, Radio Operator, New Jersey
Fiebiger, Raymond C., S/Sgt, Aerial Gunner, 2/E,
California
Morrow, Virgil O., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Kansas
Wilson, Marvin T., Sgt, Tail Turret Gunner, Georgia
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Airmen who were MIA from B-24H (#42-52368):
Lademan, Marvin J., Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Michigan
Goldstein, Harry, Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, New Jersey
As 2nd Lieut, John served as the Navigator on a B-24H-15-FO Liberator named "Ford's Folly" (#42-52515), 754th Bomber Squadron, 458th Bomber Group (H), 8th Air Force, US Army Air Force based in England during World War II.
He was married on 16 January 1940 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California to Marjorie Lou Steele and enlisted in the Army Air Corps on Sep 16, 1942 at Fort Douglas, Utah. He was noted at being a carpenter.
John was "Killed in Action" when his B-24 was hit with flak and exploded over Lake Glindow, Werder (Havel), Germany on Mar 6, 1944. Out of the crew of 10, 2 were captured and held as POW's, 6 were KIA, and 2 were MIA.
Service # 0811665
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who became POW's from B-24H (#42-52368):
Rogers, Guy C., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Montana
Proteau, Francis O., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Oregon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-52368):
Hightower, John S., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Montana
Root, Joseph S., FO, Bombardier, Montana
Smith, Leroy, S/Sgt, Radio Operator, New Jersey
Fiebiger, Raymond C., S/Sgt, Aerial Gunner, 2/E,
California
Morrow, Virgil O., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Kansas
Wilson, Marvin T., Sgt, Tail Turret Gunner, Georgia
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who were MIA from B-24H (#42-52368):
Lademan, Marvin J., Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Michigan
Goldstein, Harry, Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, New Jersey
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