Husband of Mrs. Peggy O'Reilly who resided in Redondo Beach, California.
John served as a First Lieutenant & Flight Commander / Co-Pilot on B-29 #42-94201, 60th Bomber Squadron, 39th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 23, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the photographic process occupation and also as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-94201 took off, with a crew of 11 & 1 passenger, from Kwajalein to North Field, Guam on a routine non-combat flight. They crashed off the coast of Guam for an unknown reason and were seen to explode. There were no survivors.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" in this crash during the war.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # O-740899
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-94201:
Constantine, Bertrand H ~ Corp, Passenger, OR
Duncan, Roy V ~ M/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Munson, Phillip S ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Observer, CA
Navarra, Peter G ~ Sgt, CFC, NY
O'Reilly, John D ~ 1st Lt, Flight Commander, CA
Rauzi, John A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, WY
Reid, Stewart J ~ Corp, Left Gunner, MI
Rusin, Walter M ~ Corp, Right Gunner, MD
Scaffidi, Anthony J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, LA
Stallings, Harry F, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NC
Stoll, Raymond M ~ Corp, Tail Gunner, MA
Wampack, Jack G ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WI
( Above Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Previously added to Find A Grave:
Entered the Service from California.
1LT John Daniel O'Reilly was the son of Lawrence Sherman O'Reilly and Dorothy Dean Daniel. He enlisted in Los Angeles, California and married Peggy Lee Campbell after enlisting in Redondo Beach, California. His son William Daniel O'Reilly was born in New Mexico, while 1LT John Daniel O'Reilly was flight training.
John served as a First Lieutenant & Flight Commander / Co-Pilot on B-29 #42-94201, 60th Bomber Squadron, 39th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 23, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the photographic process occupation and also as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-94201 took off, with a crew of 11 & 1 passenger, from Kwajalein to North Field, Guam on a routine non-combat flight. They crashed off the coast of Guam for an unknown reason and were seen to explode. There were no survivors.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" in this crash during the war.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # O-740899
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-94201:
Constantine, Bertrand H ~ Corp, Passenger, OR
Duncan, Roy V ~ M/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Munson, Phillip S ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Observer, CA
Navarra, Peter G ~ Sgt, CFC, NY
O'Reilly, John D ~ 1st Lt, Flight Commander, CA
Rauzi, John A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, WY
Reid, Stewart J ~ Corp, Left Gunner, MI
Rusin, Walter M ~ Corp, Right Gunner, MD
Scaffidi, Anthony J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, LA
Stallings, Harry F, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NC
Stoll, Raymond M ~ Corp, Tail Gunner, MA
Wampack, Jack G ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WI
( Above Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Previously added to Find A Grave:
Entered the Service from California.
1LT John Daniel O'Reilly was the son of Lawrence Sherman O'Reilly and Dorothy Dean Daniel. He enlisted in Los Angeles, California and married Peggy Lee Campbell after enlisting in Redondo Beach, California. His son William Daniel O'Reilly was born in New Mexico, while 1LT John Daniel O'Reilly was flight training.
Husband of Mrs. Peggy O'Reilly who resided in Redondo Beach, California.
John served as a First Lieutenant & Flight Commander / Co-Pilot on B-29 #42-94201, 60th Bomber Squadron, 39th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 23, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the photographic process occupation and also as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-94201 took off, with a crew of 11 & 1 passenger, from Kwajalein to North Field, Guam on a routine non-combat flight. They crashed off the coast of Guam for an unknown reason and were seen to explode. There were no survivors.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" in this crash during the war.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # O-740899
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-94201:
Constantine, Bertrand H ~ Corp, Passenger, OR
Duncan, Roy V ~ M/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Munson, Phillip S ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Observer, CA
Navarra, Peter G ~ Sgt, CFC, NY
O'Reilly, John D ~ 1st Lt, Flight Commander, CA
Rauzi, John A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, WY
Reid, Stewart J ~ Corp, Left Gunner, MI
Rusin, Walter M ~ Corp, Right Gunner, MD
Scaffidi, Anthony J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, LA
Stallings, Harry F, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NC
Stoll, Raymond M ~ Corp, Tail Gunner, MA
Wampack, Jack G ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WI
( Above Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Previously added to Find A Grave:
Entered the Service from California.
1LT John Daniel O'Reilly was the son of Lawrence Sherman O'Reilly and Dorothy Dean Daniel. He enlisted in Los Angeles, California and married Peggy Lee Campbell after enlisting in Redondo Beach, California. His son William Daniel O'Reilly was born in New Mexico, while 1LT John Daniel O'Reilly was flight training.
John served as a First Lieutenant & Flight Commander / Co-Pilot on B-29 #42-94201, 60th Bomber Squadron, 39th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 23, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the photographic process occupation and also as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-94201 took off, with a crew of 11 & 1 passenger, from Kwajalein to North Field, Guam on a routine non-combat flight. They crashed off the coast of Guam for an unknown reason and were seen to explode. There were no survivors.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" in this crash during the war.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # O-740899
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-94201:
Constantine, Bertrand H ~ Corp, Passenger, OR
Duncan, Roy V ~ M/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Munson, Phillip S ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Observer, CA
Navarra, Peter G ~ Sgt, CFC, NY
O'Reilly, John D ~ 1st Lt, Flight Commander, CA
Rauzi, John A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, WY
Reid, Stewart J ~ Corp, Left Gunner, MI
Rusin, Walter M ~ Corp, Right Gunner, MD
Scaffidi, Anthony J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, LA
Stallings, Harry F, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NC
Stoll, Raymond M ~ Corp, Tail Gunner, MA
Wampack, Jack G ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WI
( Above Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Previously added to Find A Grave:
Entered the Service from California.
1LT John Daniel O'Reilly was the son of Lawrence Sherman O'Reilly and Dorothy Dean Daniel. He enlisted in Los Angeles, California and married Peggy Lee Campbell after enlisting in Redondo Beach, California. His son William Daniel O'Reilly was born in New Mexico, while 1LT John Daniel O'Reilly was flight training.
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