John served as a First Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24H ~ #42-50322, 734th Bomber Squadron, 453rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 12, 1941, prior to the war, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Laboratory technician and/or assistant and also as Single, without dependents.
John was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24H was shot down by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed in Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-663672
The other headstone photo shown is from his "Cenotaph" in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. It incorrectly does not note that he was in the Army Air Force.
" Click Here " for that Cenotaph.
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Airmen who perished on B-24H ~ #42-50322 :
DeLeon, Manuel C. ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, TX
Gordon, Fred ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
Hills, Kenyon G. ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CT
Larson, Willard R. ~ 2nd Lt, Tail Gunner, UT
Leighton, Harold A., Jr. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
Litton, Frank J. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, CO
Mackey, Mauriece P. ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Nolan, Thomas E. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, CA
Skidgell, John W. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, MD
Tye, Francis R. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IL
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Baltimore County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 12, 1941, prior to the war, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Laboratory technician and/or assistant and also as Single, without dependents.
John was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24H was shot down by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed in Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-663672
The other headstone photo shown is from his "Cenotaph" in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. It incorrectly does not note that he was in the Army Air Force.
" Click Here " for that Cenotaph.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24H ~ #42-50322 :
DeLeon, Manuel C. ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, TX
Gordon, Fred ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
Hills, Kenyon G. ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CT
Larson, Willard R. ~ 2nd Lt, Tail Gunner, UT
Leighton, Harold A., Jr. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
Litton, Frank J. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, CO
Mackey, Mauriece P. ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Nolan, Thomas E. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, CA
Skidgell, John W. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, MD
Tye, Francis R. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IL
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
John served as a First Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24H ~ #42-50322, 734th Bomber Squadron, 453rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 12, 1941, prior to the war, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Laboratory technician and/or assistant and also as Single, without dependents.
John was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24H was shot down by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed in Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-663672
The other headstone photo shown is from his "Cenotaph" in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. It incorrectly does not note that he was in the Army Air Force.
" Click Here " for that Cenotaph.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24H ~ #42-50322 :
DeLeon, Manuel C. ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, TX
Gordon, Fred ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
Hills, Kenyon G. ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CT
Larson, Willard R. ~ 2nd Lt, Tail Gunner, UT
Leighton, Harold A., Jr. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
Litton, Frank J. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, CO
Mackey, Mauriece P. ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Nolan, Thomas E. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, CA
Skidgell, John W. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, MD
Tye, Francis R. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IL
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Baltimore County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 12, 1941, prior to the war, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Laboratory technician and/or assistant and also as Single, without dependents.
John was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24H was shot down by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed in Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-663672
The other headstone photo shown is from his "Cenotaph" in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. It incorrectly does not note that he was in the Army Air Force.
" Click Here " for that Cenotaph.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24H ~ #42-50322 :
DeLeon, Manuel C. ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, TX
Gordon, Fred ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
Hills, Kenyon G. ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CT
Larson, Willard R. ~ 2nd Lt, Tail Gunner, UT
Leighton, Harold A., Jr. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
Litton, Frank J. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, CO
Mackey, Mauriece P. ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Nolan, Thomas E. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, CA
Skidgell, John W. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, MD
Tye, Francis R. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IL
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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