John W Knox

Military

Shot down on the Kassel, Germany Mission on 27 September 1944. Worst loss of 8th Air Force for one group on one mission. Four crew members killed on this mission. Five were POWs for duration of WWII. Plane was 'King Kong' #4250383



AM/ PH/ Croix-de-Guerre.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-50383

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: King Kong
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

22 July 2013

Born

Pittlford, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 27 September 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9390 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self MACR 9390 & Page 320 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition, D790.A2S45