John B Champlin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) May 17, 1943, in B26 41-18099 'Lorraine' on mission to a power station in Holland went down in the sea after being shot down by fighters off the enemy coast.

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Units served with

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Lorraine
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

17 May 1943

Born

Oklahoma

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands (Wall of the Missing)

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 126, MACR 16165, ABMC