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John E Cannell

Military

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Shot down 16 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30001. Killed in Action (KIA).

Service

People

  • Raymond Bidwell

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 379th Bomb Group
    Shot down 16 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30001. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

  • 8th Air Force

    8th Air Force


    Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ...

  • 379th Bomb Group

    379th Bomb Group

    Group
    The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit...

  • 526th Bomb Squadron

    526th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

Aircraft

  • 42-30001 MARY ANN

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Cheyenne 25/3/43; Smoky Hill 3/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-E] Kimbolton 23/6/43; Missing in Action Le Bourget 16/8/43 with Raymond H. Bidwell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Cannell, Ball turret gunner: Tom Johnson...

Events

Event Location Date
Born Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Killed in Action (KIA) France 16 August 1943
Died 16 August 1943
Nationality
American
Nickname
Not yet known
Service numbers
Not yet known
Highest rank
Technical Sergeant
Role/job
Top Turret Gunner
Awards
Not yet known

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
11 January 2020 03:36:46 jmoore43 Changes to biography and unit associations
Sources

Added a connection to 8th AF. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:15:53 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1297 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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