John M Maxwell Jr

Military

One mission flown on March 28, 1945 to Berlin in B-17 #43-37551. Shot down. Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag Luft 1.

Connections

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

43-37551

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 14 December 1920

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 28 March 1945 28 March 1945

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Added a connection to A/C #43-37551 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Added "jr" per info in WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self MACR 13544, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2573