John Edward Van Beveren

Military
media-16723.jpeg UPL 16723 The Daskey Crew
Back L to R: Lt. John Lynch (bombardier), Lt. Lawrence Mohr (navigator), Lt. Paul Smith (co-pilot), Lt. Kendall Daskey (Pilot)
Front L to R: Sgt. J Van Beveren (Radio), Sgt. Charles H. Eyre (Engineer/ Top Turret), Sgt. Francis Lenich (Ball Turret), Sgt. Leo Teetman, Jr. (Flexible Gunner), Sgt. Jack Weaver (Flexible Gunner), Sgt. Robert Schleuse (Tail Gunner)
Photo taken prior to 30 Dec 43

Post 633, Seaman, Ohio

Object Number - UPL 16723 - The Daskey Crew Back L to R: Lt. John Lynch (bombardier), Lt. Lawrence Mohr (navigator), Lt. Paul Smith (co-pilot), Lt. Kendall Daskey...

Made an emergency landing SE of Amiens, France after being damged by fighters on a mission to Oberpfaffenhoven, Germany on 16 March 1944 in B-17G #42-37848 'Sissy'. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #3244



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Nose section of an airplane that has a plexiglass bubble on the front. On the side is a painting of a coin with the words "Silver Dollar" painted around the coin.

George Withers Stier

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-435519
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-37848

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sissy
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Syracuse, NY, USA 9 September 1942 Residence: Onadaga County, New York Private, Air Corps

Other

Assigned

5 December 1943 Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 547th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #160 dated 5 December 1943, Kendal Daskey Crew. Five combat missions.

Born

Syracuse, New York

Revisions

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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=6757

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3384thbombgroup.com http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=6757

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384thbombgroup.com http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=6757
National Enlisted Data Base http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=WR26&tf…

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3244, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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Object number: UPL 16723 - The Daskey Crew Back L to R: Lt. John Lynch...