John Edward Bedell
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on B-17 42-5953 'Skin & Bones', would have completed his 25 mission tour with this crew, but was hospitalised due to his sinuses, tour length being extended to 28 whilst he was laid up. Failed to Return (FTR) from Berlin, his 27th mission in B-17 42-102541 8-May-44; A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4574
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), EAME (Battle star), PH (OLC).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13108609 / O-818811
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12075947 / O-811604
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39907604
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18131450
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16013911
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Greenburg, New York | 23 February 1915 | Son of John A and Lilian [Havens] Bedell. |
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Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 30 March 1942 | |
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Died |
12 miles Sth of Hildesheim, Germany | 8 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) from Berlin, his 27th mission in B-17 42-102541 8-May-44; A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire. KIA MACR 4574 |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Plot C Row 9 Grave 51 | ||
| New Jersey, USA | Husband of Helen B Bedell. | ||
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Based |
Snetterton Heath | 8 May 1944 | Assigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4574; ABMC; Snetterton Falcons pg 60 & 146