John F Boone
Military ROLL OF HONOURFailed to Return (FTR) raid to Berlin 19-May-44 in B-17 42-31540 'Miss Donna Mae II'. Bombs from another B-17 ripped off the port stabilizer over the target condemning the pilot and crew. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14076997 / O-803868
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Donna Mae
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Newport Pavilion, 89 Carothers Rd, Newport, KY 41071, USA | 22 October 1942 | Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Oderberger Str., 10435 Berlin, Germany | 19 May 1944 - 19 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) raid to Berlin 19-May-44 in B-17 42-31540 'Miss Donna Mae II'. Bombs from another B-17 ripped off the port stabilizer over the target condemning the pilot and crew. Killed in Action (KIA). |
Buried |
Döberitz, Germany | 24 May 1944 | Interred Döberitz cemetery |
Bellefontaine, Ohio, USA | |||
Born |
Logan County, OH, USA | Son of Esther V Boone. | |
Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 19 May 1944 | Assigned to 331BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Greenwood Cemetery De Graff, OH | Re-Interred Greenwood Cemetery De Graff Logan County Ohio, USA |