John H Park
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) on 8-Sep-43 in B-26C-15MA 41-34970 'Margie', [RG:L], 386BG/552BS while serving as Engineer/Gunner. The aircraft was ditched in sea of Goodwin Sands, UK after sustaining battle damage from AA fire over the target of the German airfield of Lille/Vanderville, France 5 crew were rescued but flight engineer John Park was lost. 386th BG was part of the 8th BG from July-October 1943.
MACR 0164
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Units served with
![Lieutenant James T. Wilson and Lieutenant Robert J. Owen of the 386th Bomb Group in the cockpit of their B-26 Marauder. Image stamped on reverse: 'Not to be published.' [stamp], 'Ministry of Information 19 Aug 1943.' [stamp] nand '279545.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'AT THE US MARAUDERS BASE. The B-26 Marauders, American super medium bombers are operating now from bases in Britain. This series of pictures shows various scenes at the airfield where the ground crew and the fliers work together](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380230.jpg.webp?itok=rq3kY4oi)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Margie
- Unit: 386th Bomb Group 552nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Goodwin Sands, United Kingdom | 8 September 1943 | Killed when aircraft was ditched into the sea off Goodwin Sands, UK having sustaine battle damage from AA fire over the target at Lille, France. |
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Other Commemorated |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 164 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Lee Cunningham 3-Jun-2015. Added decorations and Commemorated event per American Battle Monumnet Commission (ABMC) records; Made connections to Place, AIrcraft & Mission within existing website data. Edited Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 0164,Combat Chronology Supplement p. 548, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey