John Richard Vlymen

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

2Lt. John Richard “Dick” Vlymen, Jr, B-17G 42-107076 563 Bomb Squadron, 388 Bomb Group took off from RAF Knettishall. Target: the Focke-Wulf Aircraft factory at Poznan, Poland.

On the return flight, the aircraft crashed into the Baltic Sea, killing all on board.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-107076

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Waverly, New York 19 April 1921

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Killed in action

Baltic Sea 9 April 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html