John E Hobbs

Military

Served with the 389th Bomb Group 1944-1945. He flew 34 missions and was shot down over Dusseldorf in March 1945.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dearborn, Michigan

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Information provided by Stu Hobbs (nephew) via correspondence with 8th Air Force Historical Society and the American Air Museum

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

389th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia