John W McAuliffe
MilitaryAssigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Wilson crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Abbeville in B-17 42-107095 'Little Bit' 5-Jun-44; mid air collision destroyed nose of A/C, baled out Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5384.
Awards: AM (3 OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18071324 / O-746498
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little bit
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 June 1944
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Olean, New York, USA | 20 April 1912 | Son of William E and Katherine G McAuliffe. |
Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY | 13 April 1942 | Buffalo, New York |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 5 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Died |
Olean, NY | 26 February 2001 | |
Buried |
Saint Bonaventure Cemetery Allegany, Cattaraugus County, NY | Saint Bonaventure Cemetery Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York | |
Based |
Thorpe Abbotts | 5 June 1944 | Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106384351/john-w_-mcauliffe
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- f the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 5384
MACR 5384 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database