John W Mitchell
MilitaryJohn Mitchell was Co-Pilot of B-17 #42-39840 "The Lopin' Lobo", hit by Flak on the 1 December 1943 mission to Solingen/Leverkusen. The Fortress was flown back to England, but six men had baled out over Belgium (see their pages at www.evasioncomete.be > Fiches). Shot down 11 January 1944 in B-17 #42-31033 'Pee Tey Kun'. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16066267
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Ball Turret gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13116815
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 37398663
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 496th Fighter Training Group 1st Scouting Force 385th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13008053 / O-802852
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
- Date: 1 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 11 January 1944 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12. NARA POW record : "Returned to Military Control 4 July 1945." |
Born |
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
Revisions
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2507 / MACR 2507, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=432 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database