John White
Military
Associated media
Object Number - UPL 25873 - S/Sgt John White (evasion kit photo)
A Ball Turret gunner on B-17 #42-30274, Sgt John White was not a regular "Our Bay-Bee" Crew member. He was flying as a substitute the day they were shot down and it was the only mission he flew with the William Baker crew. He landed in Belgium and evaded capture, with the help of the Belgian COMETE evasion network. See www.evasioncomete.be/fwhitejo.html
See the Baker crew page at http://www.aircrewremembered.com/gallery/index.php?/category/6
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34124195
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736458
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33093733
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16024974
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35213248
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Our Bay-Bee
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron
Missions
![Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(O-5-1-385)(17-8-43)(30171-6 3/8 - 24,000)(Regensberg)." Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '#44: View of the target.' Censor no: 282458. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413725.jpg.webp?itok=AMwIgGyH)
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Newton, Massachusetts, United States | 21 February 1924 | |
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Other Bailed out |
Belgium | 17 August 1943 | Bailed out of B-17 # 42-30274 on the Schweinfurt mission |
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Other Landed in parachute |
near Dessel, Belgium | 17 August 1943 | |
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Other Evaded capture by the enemy |
17 August 1943 - 14 September 1943 | Evaded capture with the help of Belgian and French citizens and crossed into Spain on 2 September 1943. Left Gibraltar by plane on 15 September and was back in England the following day. | |
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Other Re-enlisted |
Amarillo AFB, Texas, United States | 18 December 1945 | as a T/Sgt in the Air Corps |
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Died |
San Antonio, Texas, United States | 11 October 1999 | |
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Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas, United States |
