John Columbus Sides Jr
MilitaryShot down in B-24 41-28779 at Alt Kabelich 20-Jun-44. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
North Carolina, USA | 19 December 1922 | Son of John Columbus Sr and Ada E [Bragg] Sides. |
Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC, USA | 14 December 1942 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 20 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Baled out |
Alt Käbelich, 17349 Lindetal, Germany | 20 June 1944 | Shot down in B-24 41-28779 at Alt Kabelich 20-Jun-44. POW. |
Died |
Burke County, NC, USA | 27 May 2001 | |
Connally Springs, North Carolina, USA | |||
Buried |
8831 Old N C Hwy 10, Hildebran, NC 28637, USA | First Baptist Church Hildebran Cemetery Hildebran Burke County North Carolina, USA. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6533 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database