John Alfred Stachura
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Crew list for 17-Jul-43: Lt Willis C Carlisle, Lt Charles R Bigler, Lt John W Bradley, Lt Joseph G Glaser Jr, T/Sgt Benjamin B Johnson, T/Sgt Albert P Tyler, Cpl Charles J Kukawski, Sgt James A Dyson, Sgt Vernon F Bennett, Sgt John A Stachura.
Pictured L-R:
Rear: 2Lt Lt Charles R Bigler, 1Lt Willis C Carlisle, Lt Joseph G Glaser Jr, Lt John W Bradley.
Front: Cpl Charles J Kukawski, T/Sgt Benjamin B Johnson, T/Sgt Albert P Tyler, Sgt John A Stachura.
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379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 194
Object Number - UPL 39367 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Judy B' at an 8th Air Force base in England, 16 July 1943." Crew...
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 14 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Le Bourget in B-17 42-29866; Shot down by flak 16-Aug-43. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1352.
Awards: PH.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736081
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Peter Wabbit
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Judy B
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Scarlett O'Hara
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mary Jane ll
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA | 13 July 1921 | Son of John Peter Stachura. |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA | 10 August 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Le Bourget, FR | 16 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Le Bourget in B-17 42-29866; Shot down by flak 16-Aug-43. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1352 |
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Buried |
Le Bourget, France | 17 August 1943 | Interred Le Bourget cemetery, France |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Kimbolton | 16 August 1943 | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Notre Dame Cemetery Fall River, Bristol County, MA | Re-Interred Notre Dame Cemetery Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts |
Revisions
Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Changed the label for a Died event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info in the "Summary biography".
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379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 1945
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379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 1945
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1352 / MACR 1352, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p, 234, WWII Memorial, NARA / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
