John J Deloye
MilitaryPOW (Prisoner of War). Shot down due to heavy flak on a B-26 mission to the Seraing Railroad Bridge in Liège, Belgium. Aircraft Serial number 4131853. MACR 5039.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 455th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33105396
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 455th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32437055
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Lois Rose
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 455th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 May 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | 14 April 1942 | |
Other Prisoner |
25 May 1944 - 18 March 1946 | NARA WWII POW database : "Stalag Luft 3 - returned to Allied Military control 18 March 1946"... | |
Born |
Wisconsin, United States |
Revisions
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Combat Chronology, Marauder Men / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia