He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 1, 1943 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was noted as being employed in the building of aircraft and also as Single, without dependents.
John died in the "Line Of Duty" and one of eight aviators killed when their bomber crashed, three miles north-
west of the air base during the war.
Service # T-133945
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The crew members killed were:
Alnwick, Mortimer A., 2nd Lt, New York
Bannerman, Frank W., Jr., Pfc, New York
Bongiovanni, Salvatore C., Corp, "unknown"
Evernden, John G., Flt Off, New York
Ford, Harvey R., Sgt, Mississippi
Gaudet, George P., Flt Off, Massachusetts
Heffington, George L., Corp, Kentucky
Murphy, James C., 2nd Lt, Minnesota
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 1, 1943 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was noted as being employed in the building of aircraft and also as Single, without dependents.
John died in the "Line Of Duty" and one of eight aviators killed when their bomber crashed, three miles north-
west of the air base during the war.
Service # T-133945
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The crew members killed were:
Alnwick, Mortimer A., 2nd Lt, New York
Bannerman, Frank W., Jr., Pfc, New York
Bongiovanni, Salvatore C., Corp, "unknown"
Evernden, John G., Flt Off, New York
Ford, Harvey R., Sgt, Mississippi
Gaudet, George P., Flt Off, Massachusetts
Heffington, George L., Corp, Kentucky
Murphy, James C., 2nd Lt, Minnesota
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