John Edward Secleter
Military
page 13 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/142687464
Object Number - UPL 41978 - John Secleter’s Dog Tag on page 13 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/142687464 (NARA)
John Secleter was Co-Pilot of B-17 "Liberty Queen" #43-37624, shot down by fighters and crashed near Glauchau, Germany on 20 July 1944. Seriously wounded in the head, left leg and with a fracture of his left ankle, he was captured and hospitalized in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, 15km SE of Glauchau, Germany. Interned at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan/Zagan, Poland. Force-marched from there, liberated 29 April 1945 Stalag 7A Moosburg, Germany, by US troops. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 29 June 1945.”
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35585692
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14132168
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12138404 at enlistment, then 0-761490
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
21 April 1925 | Monessen, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
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Enlisted |
4 February 1943 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
20 July 1944 | wounded in the head, left leg, fracture of left ankle, captured and hospitalized in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, 15km SE of Glauchau. Interned at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan/Zagan, Poland. Force-marched from there, liberated 29 April 1945 Stalag 7A Moosburg, Germany, by US troops. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 29 June 1945.” | |
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Died |
15 May 1987 | ||
| Monessen, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
WWII Draft card
MACR 7283
NARA German captured records - KU 2526 ( https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147890293 ) and KU-865A ( https://catalog.archives.gov/id/142687464 )
Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7283 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database