Sgt John Thomas Best (1923-1944) - Find a Grave Memorial

Sgt John Thomas Best Veteran

Birth

28 Oct 1923

Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA

Death

22 May 1944 (aged 20)

Wolfsberg, Wolfsberg Bezirk, Carinthia, Austria

Burial

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial

Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map

Plot

Plot D, Row 9, Grave 4.

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Sergeant, 747th Bomber Squadron, 456th Bomber Group, Heavy; U.S. Army Air Forces. Son of Jack Best and Mary Lucille (Baker) Best. Entered the service from Kentucky. Awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart. His plane was shot down on 10 May 1944 and he died of burns in a German POW camp.
Crash place Rettenegg, Steiermark, Austria 10 May 1944
Death Place Reservelazarett Graz, AUSTRIA 22 May 1944

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JOHN T BEST
SGT 747 BOMB SQ 456 BOMB GP
KENTUCKY MAY 22 1944

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Entered service from Kentucky

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