John Thomas Hunwick
CivilianBritish civilian employee at Ridgewell Airbase - Station 167. Home of the 381st Bomb Group. While riding his bicycle, Mr Hunwick was killed in an explosion while bombs were being loaded into B-17 #42-30024 "Caroline". 23 members of the 533rd Bomb Squadron were killed also.
John T Hunwick had previously served in the British Army. He enlisted with the Royal West Kent Regiment in 1906. Mr Hunwick served with the Royal Irish Rifles and then the Northumberland Fusiliers in WW1. He and Alice M Arnott were married in 1915.
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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 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11095163
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15320732
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33281444
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13065542
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32357326
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Caroline
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
Ridgewell, England - Station 167 | 23 June 1943 | |
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Born |
Greenwich, Kent, England | ||
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Based |
Ridgewell | 23 June 1943 |
Revisions
All entries by ARowe95 are from:
381st BGMA
533rd Bomb Squadron War Diary
242nd Medical Detachment Diary
Fold.3
Ancestry.com
They Came from Over the Pond - David Osborne
The Mighty Men of the 381st - James Good Brown
Triumphant we Fly - Ken Stone
All personal information about John Hunwick researched and provided by Chris Tennet on the 381st Bomb Group at Ridgewell in WW2 Facebook page.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.