John A Delaney Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Anklam, Germany. Shot down 9-Oct-43 in B-17 42-29740. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 896.



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

Morris Marvin Guttu

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-672805
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-29740

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tondelayo
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 337th Bomb Squadron 339th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Boston, MA, USA 17 July 1942

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Denmark 9 October 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Anklam, Germany. Shot down 9-Oct-43 in B-17 42-29740. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 896.

Born

Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Based

Bassingbourn 9 October 1943 Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/529853573-john-a-delaney-jr
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763367?terms=John%20A%20Delaney
https://www.fold3.com/record/85573117-john-a-delaney-jr
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56357855/john-a-delaney

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ContributorLucy May
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Sources

Combined two entries for John A Delaney. Now includes information from the following sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 896

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 896 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database