John R Emory
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 413BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return Brux, Czech shot down 12-May-44 in B-17 42-97654. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4861.
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16042154 / O-661944
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
Most, Czechia | 12 May 1944 | Failed to Return Brux, Czech shot down 12-May-44 in B-17 42-97654. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4861. |
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Born |
Urbana, Ohio, USA | Son of Walter and Margaret Emory. Brother of Mary. | |
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Based |
Snetterton Heath | 12 May 1944 | Assigned to 413BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Plot P Row 3 Grave 16 | ||
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Buried |
Fair View Cemetery, Mutual, OH | Memorialised Fair View Cemetery Mutual Champaign County, Ohio |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4861 / MACR 4861; Snetterton Falcons, pg 148 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database