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SGT John B Lamkin

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SGT John B Lamkin

Birth
Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
26 Mar 1945 (aged 19)
Framsden, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Burial
Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sect 4 Blk 17 Lot 21 G 1
Memorial ID
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Sergeant, 391st Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II.

Killed in mid air collision aboard B-17 Flying Fortress #43-38402 over Framsden, England while returning to base following a mission over Germany.

Killed in service were:

2nd Lt. Hugh H McCutchan, Jr, Pilot
2nd Lt. James A Holt
Flt. Off. Julius H Bowers
Sgt. Howard J Armstrong
Sgt. Thomas J Dalton
Sgt. John B Lamkin
Sgt. Irwin Meltz
Sgt. Bert W Servo
Sgt. Paul E Sheetz

And killed in service aboard the other B-17 (B-17G Flying Fortress #43-38876 "Worry Bird,") were:

1st Lt. Arlin L Porter, Pilot
Flt. Off. Melvin I Danner, Jr
2nd Lt. Charles Daugherty, Jr
2nd Lt. William Young
SSgt. Joseph F Dawson, Jr
TSgt. Charles L Elgin, Flight Engineer & Top Turret Gunner
SSgt. Hardin G Lewis
TSgt. Norman M Shirk
SSgt. Harry F Yeaney

Chicago Tribune 8/10/1948 Abstract
Sgt. John D. Lamkin, U.S.A.A.F., 391st Bomber Sqd,, 34th Grp., 8th Air Force. Killed over England, 3/29/1945, late of 9424 S. Damen av. Son of Elver B. and Mary McGuire Lamkin, brother of Mary Jean Sullivan, Lorraine Wright, Robert, James, Patricia and Joseph Lamkin. Graveside services Wed. at 10 a.m., at Holy Sepulchre cemetery.
Sergeant, 391st Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II.

Killed in mid air collision aboard B-17 Flying Fortress #43-38402 over Framsden, England while returning to base following a mission over Germany.

Killed in service were:

2nd Lt. Hugh H McCutchan, Jr, Pilot
2nd Lt. James A Holt
Flt. Off. Julius H Bowers
Sgt. Howard J Armstrong
Sgt. Thomas J Dalton
Sgt. John B Lamkin
Sgt. Irwin Meltz
Sgt. Bert W Servo
Sgt. Paul E Sheetz

And killed in service aboard the other B-17 (B-17G Flying Fortress #43-38876 "Worry Bird,") were:

1st Lt. Arlin L Porter, Pilot
Flt. Off. Melvin I Danner, Jr
2nd Lt. Charles Daugherty, Jr
2nd Lt. William Young
SSgt. Joseph F Dawson, Jr
TSgt. Charles L Elgin, Flight Engineer & Top Turret Gunner
SSgt. Hardin G Lewis
TSgt. Norman M Shirk
SSgt. Harry F Yeaney

Chicago Tribune 8/10/1948 Abstract
Sgt. John D. Lamkin, U.S.A.A.F., 391st Bomber Sqd,, 34th Grp., 8th Air Force. Killed over England, 3/29/1945, late of 9424 S. Damen av. Son of Elver B. and Mary McGuire Lamkin, brother of Mary Jean Sullivan, Lorraine Wright, Robert, James, Patricia and Joseph Lamkin. Graveside services Wed. at 10 a.m., at Holy Sepulchre cemetery.

Inscription

SGT, 391 AAF BOMB SQ WORLD WAR II



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  • Maintained by: Tim Cook
  • Originally Created by: Rich
  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126244761/john_b-lamkin: accessed ), memorial page for SGT John B Lamkin (14 Jan 1926–26 Mar 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 126244761, citing Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Tim Cook (contributor 46481904).