John R Tinker
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 728BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Tail section of b-17 42-107091 hit by flak on Crossbow mission 8-May-44 killed instantly in tail position. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Forbidden Fruit
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 5 November 1942 | |
Died |
La Glacerie, 50470 Cherbourg, France | 8 May 1944 | Tail section of b-17 42-107091 hit by flak on Crossbow mission 8-May-44 killed in tail position. Killed in Action (KIA) |
Buried |
9 May 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
New London County, CT, USA | |||
Based |
Deopham Green | 8 May 1944 | Assigned to 728BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Born |
Massachusetts, USA |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/529906536-john-r-tinker
https://www.fold3.com/page/83443341-john-r-tinker/facts
B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force, Part 2 By Martin Bowman
Bloody Skies: U.S. Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II By Nicholas A. Veronico
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56294973/john-r-tinker
ABMC, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia