John served as a Flight Officer on B-29 "Ramp Queen" #42-63513, 877th Bomber Squadron, 499th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Wisconsin prior to the war.
On the night of May 25-26, 1945 "464" B-29's were dispatched to attack Tokyo urban areas immediately south of the Imperial Palace on Mission #183. Twenty-six B-29's are lost in this mission which was the largest loss of B-29's and crews in a single day during the war.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, being one of the twenty six lost, was hit by flak and crashed near Tokyo during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in the USAF Cemetery #1, Jokohoma, Japan and was later repatriated here on October 24, 1949.
Service # T-139082
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-63513:
Burrell, Edward K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OH
Forystek, Stanley ~ Corp, IL
Fox, William L F ~ S/Sgt, PA
Knuteson, John W ~ FO, WI
Morelli, Louis J ~ Pvt, NY
Norris, Paul H ~ Sgt, IL
Olson, Warren L ~ Sgt, WA
Seeley, Andrew J ~ 2nd Lt, Unknown
Thomas, Francis J ~ Capt, Commander, MA
Whalen, Edward P, Jr ~ Corp, IL
Williamson, Richard, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, CT
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to:
Tim Cook for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He resided in Wisconsin prior to the war.
On the night of May 25-26, 1945 "464" B-29's were dispatched to attack Tokyo urban areas immediately south of the Imperial Palace on Mission #183. Twenty-six B-29's are lost in this mission which was the largest loss of B-29's and crews in a single day during the war.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, being one of the twenty six lost, was hit by flak and crashed near Tokyo during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in the USAF Cemetery #1, Jokohoma, Japan and was later repatriated here on October 24, 1949.
Service # T-139082
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-63513:
Burrell, Edward K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OH
Forystek, Stanley ~ Corp, IL
Fox, William L F ~ S/Sgt, PA
Knuteson, John W ~ FO, WI
Morelli, Louis J ~ Pvt, NY
Norris, Paul H ~ Sgt, IL
Olson, Warren L ~ Sgt, WA
Seeley, Andrew J ~ 2nd Lt, Unknown
Thomas, Francis J ~ Capt, Commander, MA
Whalen, Edward P, Jr ~ Corp, IL
Williamson, Richard, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, CT
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to:
Tim Cook for submitting this record for bio updates!
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John served as a Flight Officer on B-29 "Ramp Queen" #42-63513, 877th Bomber Squadron, 499th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Wisconsin prior to the war.
On the night of May 25-26, 1945 "464" B-29's were dispatched to attack Tokyo urban areas immediately south of the Imperial Palace on Mission #183. Twenty-six B-29's are lost in this mission which was the largest loss of B-29's and crews in a single day during the war.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, being one of the twenty six lost, was hit by flak and crashed near Tokyo during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in the USAF Cemetery #1, Jokohoma, Japan and was later repatriated here on October 24, 1949.
Service # T-139082
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-63513:
Burrell, Edward K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OH
Forystek, Stanley ~ Corp, IL
Fox, William L F ~ S/Sgt, PA
Knuteson, John W ~ FO, WI
Morelli, Louis J ~ Pvt, NY
Norris, Paul H ~ Sgt, IL
Olson, Warren L ~ Sgt, WA
Seeley, Andrew J ~ 2nd Lt, Unknown
Thomas, Francis J ~ Capt, Commander, MA
Whalen, Edward P, Jr ~ Corp, IL
Williamson, Richard, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, CT
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to:
Tim Cook for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He resided in Wisconsin prior to the war.
On the night of May 25-26, 1945 "464" B-29's were dispatched to attack Tokyo urban areas immediately south of the Imperial Palace on Mission #183. Twenty-six B-29's are lost in this mission which was the largest loss of B-29's and crews in a single day during the war.
John was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, being one of the twenty six lost, was hit by flak and crashed near Tokyo during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in the USAF Cemetery #1, Jokohoma, Japan and was later repatriated here on October 24, 1949.
Service # T-139082
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-63513:
Burrell, Edward K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OH
Forystek, Stanley ~ Corp, IL
Fox, William L F ~ S/Sgt, PA
Knuteson, John W ~ FO, WI
Morelli, Louis J ~ Pvt, NY
Norris, Paul H ~ Sgt, IL
Olson, Warren L ~ Sgt, WA
Seeley, Andrew J ~ 2nd Lt, Unknown
Thomas, Francis J ~ Capt, Commander, MA
Whalen, Edward P, Jr ~ Corp, IL
Williamson, Richard, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, CT
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to:
Tim Cook for submitting this record for bio updates!
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Several names on the group marker are mixed with a crew from B-29 #42-65327 lost same day
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