Second Lieutenant John W. Bixby, U.S. Army Air Forces, 64th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, was reported missing in action in the Southwest Pacific Area on 2 December 1942 (this was later revised to 1 December 1942) when his B-17 failed to return to its base. John was advanced to First Lieutenant, Air Corps Reserve, posthumously on 3 July 1945. His name is engraved upon the Memorial Tablets, Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines.
Second Lieutenant John W. Bixby, U.S. Army Air Forces, 64th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, was reported missing in action in the Southwest Pacific Area on 2 December 1942 (this was later revised to 1 December 1942) when his B-17 failed to return to its base. John was advanced to First Lieutenant, Air Corps Reserve, posthumously on 3 July 1945. His name is engraved upon the Memorial Tablets, Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines.
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