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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38123676
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-60977
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35370385
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13039312
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Thompson, Georgia, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 20 December 1943 | |
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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