John Suchiu
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Pilot - Crew #725
466th BG - 787th BS
KIA 15 August 1944
466th BG Historian
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Object Number - UPL 16700 - LT John Suchiu Pilot - Crew #725 466th BG - 787th BS KIA 15 August 1944
Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Mijenaleck in B-24 'Lady Lighting' #42-52597
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35553545
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35608603
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-691887
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32739130
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-701433
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lady Lightning
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 15 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Warren, Ohio | 20 March 1918 | |
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Died |
8351 Wapserveen, Netherlands | 15 August 1944 | Body was heavily burned and found in plane 'ID-tag' was found near plane by O. Winterdijk, Frederiksoord 39, Holland Later it was handed to the German Unit, located at Café Blok, in Wapserveen - info IDPF Suchiu - Statements O. Winterdijk and Burgomaster R. O. van Moltker |
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Buried |
8381 Vledder, Netherlands | 17 August 1944 | |
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Buried |
Warren, OH, USA | 21 July 1949 | ineview Memorial Park Warren Trumbull County Ohio, USA Plot: Garden Section GG, Lot # 72, and Space #2. |
| Warren, OH, USA | 2238 Niles Road |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8428
