John J Bannister

Military

Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. 72 combat missions in P-38s and P-51s. Credited 2 kills. Ended Tour of Duty. Flew P-38 escort to B-17s to Berlin 6-Mar-1944 and flew cover for the Normandy invasion 6-Jun-44.



Awards: DFC, AM (4LC), WWII Victory, EAME.



Post war: Air Traffic controller.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Missions

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Richmond, Virginia 10 July 1919 Son of William Cameron and Sadie Ellen [Butler] Bannister

Enlisted

Richmond, VA, USA 21 April 1942

Other

Promotion

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK 12 April 1944 Promoted 1st Lieutenant.

Died

19 May 2007

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK

Other

Promotion

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK Promoted Captain.

Based

Honington Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.
Richmond, VA, USA

Buried

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self