John Joseph Maiorca
Military
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Object Number - UPL 15296
Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #42-30789 "Flak Suit" of 388th Bomb Group/563rd Bomb Squadron. EVADED. Lt Maiorca landed in parachute near a farm in the Ruiter Hamlet of Waasmunster, East of Lokeren, Belgium and from there on was helped by many Belgian and French patriots. See his page at http://www.evasioncomete.be/fmaiorcjj.html
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19081294 and O-740736
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19053337
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12038016 and O-802258
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37428551
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34362270
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Suit
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
New Britain, Connecticut, United States | 10 July 1918 | |
|
Enlisted |
Hartford, Connecticut, United States | 18 November 1940 | |
|
Other Evaded |
Belgium, France, Spain | 5 November 1943 - 5 January 1944 | Evaded with the help of the Belgian COMETE evasion network. |
|
Died |
Manchester, Connecticut, United States | 9 June 2007 | |
| Manchester, Connecticut, United States | |||
|
Buried |
East Cemetery, Manchester, Connecticut, United States |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
MACR 3137
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 306
John J. Maiorca's privately published book "My Amazing Journey to Freedom" (2004), courtesy of Joan Wootton, pilot Brawell's daughter
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3137 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
