John Joseph Doherty

Military
media-36712.jpeg UPL 36712 "Lt. Kruse and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 20 July 1943."

Rear L-R: 2Lt Calder L Wise, 1Lt John W Hendry, 1Lt Richard L Kruse, 1Lt Bernard T McNamara, 2Lt Richard E. Webster.
Front L-R: S/Sgt John C Arasin, S/Sgt John J Doherty, T/Sgt James J Brown, S/Sgt Olwin L Humphries, S/Sgt Howard L. Abney, T/Sgt Loran C Biddle.

https://www.fold3.com/image/161253091?terms=Howard%20L%20Abney

Object Number - UPL 36712 - "Lt. Kruse and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 20 July 1943." Rear L-R: 2Lt...

Assigned to 358BS, 303BS, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 20-Oct-43 in B-17 41-24629. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1032



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

John W Hendry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14076565 / O-793335
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-24416

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Black Diamond Express
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron

41-24629

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Minnesota 6 September 1917

Enlisted

Fort Snelling, MN 20 February 1942 Fort Snelling, Minnesota

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 20 October 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Died

Minnesota 19 August 1989

Buried

Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN 22 August 1989 Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Based

Molesworth 20 October 1943 Assigned to 358BS, 303BS, 8AF USAAF.

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a connection to the 8th AF mission #116 for 20 Oct 1943.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1032 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 36712 - "Lt. Kruse and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron...