John S Wood

Military

Grew up in Glens Falls, NY. Received DFC for first raid on Berlin. Worked as lineman after the war. Died Spring 2014. Uniform on display at 95TH Bomb Group Hospital Museum, Denham UK.

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Units served with

Staff Sergeant Rich, a top turret gunner of the 95th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'S/Sgt Rich top turret gunner 412 BS.'

412th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97376

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Aunt Callie's Baby aka She Fox aka Lucky Lady
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date17 Feb 2024 06:45:04

Contributorjmoore43

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

Date19 Jun 2015 21:17:11

Contributoraspen31

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Personal recollections from conversations with John A Wood.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:40

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php