John Robert Gray

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

John Gray was Navigator on board B-17 #42-30518 which collided with B-17 #42-5953 on 4 January 1944. Crashed near Dalum, Germany. Killed In Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

Thomas James Keefe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17071354
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

John Everett McGee

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-676970
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

James Edward McLean

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-798539
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

David Miller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15102913
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Lyall Warren Taubert

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36370185
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-30518

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Short Stride IV
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 4 January 1944

Born

Bloomington, Illinois, USA

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial John Robert Gray rests at Plot A, Row 40, Grave 46

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 2016
ABMC website

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Sources

Combat Chronology; Snetterton Falcons, pg 61 & 97 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2016 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database