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SGT John C Connelly

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SGT John C Connelly

Birth
Indiana, USA
Death
6 Feb 1945 (aged 20–21)
Lutton, South Holland District, Lincolnshire, England
Burial
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
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C Row 4 Grave 54
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Perished when B-17G Flying Fortress #43-38080 collided with B-17 #43-37595 over Lutton, on approach to Polebrook, England, while returning from a bombing mission over continental Europe.


The personnel killed were:


1st Lt. Edward R Ashton, O-806032, FL, Pilot

Flt. Off. George Y Bowman, T-062947, CT, Co-Pilot

2nd Lt. Donald A Cornell, O2064528, NE, Navigator

2nd Lt. John F McNeill, O-782949, SC, Bombardier

T/Sgt. James S Allman, 18136207, AR, Radio Operator/Gunner

Sgt. John C Connelly, 35585041, IN, Tail Gunner

S/Sgt. Bruce S Cook, 33344598, PA, Tail Gunner

S/Sgt. John P Folks Jr, 38391623, LA, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Sgt. John Y Nelson, 39215872, WA, Ball Turret Gunner

Sgt. Harold R Wieland, 32985509, NY, Waist Gunner

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Enlisted at Indianapolis, Indiana on January 29, 1943

Perished when B-17G Flying Fortress #43-38080 collided with B-17 #43-37595 over Lutton, on approach to Polebrook, England, while returning from a bombing mission over continental Europe.


The personnel killed were:


1st Lt. Edward R Ashton, O-806032, FL, Pilot

Flt. Off. George Y Bowman, T-062947, CT, Co-Pilot

2nd Lt. Donald A Cornell, O2064528, NE, Navigator

2nd Lt. John F McNeill, O-782949, SC, Bombardier

T/Sgt. James S Allman, 18136207, AR, Radio Operator/Gunner

Sgt. John C Connelly, 35585041, IN, Tail Gunner

S/Sgt. Bruce S Cook, 33344598, PA, Tail Gunner

S/Sgt. John P Folks Jr, 38391623, LA, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Sgt. John Y Nelson, 39215872, WA, Ball Turret Gunner

Sgt. Harold R Wieland, 32985509, NY, Waist Gunner

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Enlisted at Indianapolis, Indiana on January 29, 1943

Inscription

SGT 511 BOMB SQ 351 BOMB GP (H)
INDIANA FEB 6 1945

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  • Maintained by: Tim Cook
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56288710/john_c-connelly: accessed ), memorial page for SGT John C Connelly (1924–6 Feb 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56288710, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Tim Cook (contributor 46481904).