John C Burnett III

Military

Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-24 #4295051. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-95051

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Unnamed
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Joplin, Missouri, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 May 1944

Revisions

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Lt. Col John C. Burnett III is my grandfather. We have his documentation from his military career and will be updating further as we organize his paperwork.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4784 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database