John Adams

Military
media-21443.jpeg UPL 21443 Crew of the "Short Stride"

Lt. George C. Parker, Pilot Lt. Rosaire Bilodeau, Co-Pilot Lt. John Adams, Navigator Lt. Graham Ladd, Bombardier

Sgt. Leo Bennet, Radio Op, SSgt, Willie Brown, Engineer SSgt. Leonard Kessinger, Ball Turret SSgt. Jim Berry, Waist Gunner SSgt. Alan White, Waist Gunner SSgt. Joe Matukonis, Tail Gunner

MACR

Object Number - UPL 21443 - Crew of the "Short Stride" Lt. George C. Parker, Pilot Lt. Rosaire Bilodeau, Co-Pilot Lt. John Adams, Navigator Lt. Graham Ladd,...

Shot down 13 December 1943 in B-17 #42-3261 'Short Stride', Prisoner of War (POW).



Also in 388th BG/563rd BS



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 13 December 1943

Revisions

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Sources

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

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1655 / MACR 1655; Snetterton Falcons pg 60 & 88;

www.388bg.info/Personnel.html">www.388bg.info/Personnel.html> / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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