John V Avrett
Military ROLL OF HONOURBTG, Canelake crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-5845 'Whale Tail II'. Mission #51 to the submarine pens at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1724. Killed in Action. Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge AMC.
Thompson, GA
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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: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13045574
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-685380
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37009828
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742960
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-679365
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Whale Tail II
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 December 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Thompson, Georgia, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 20 December 1943 | |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing |
Revisions
Combined two entries into a single entry. Record includes information from the following sources:
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1724 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
https://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WW…
http://www.fold3.com/image/28710985/
MACR 1724 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database