John Daniel Neyland
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Find a Grave memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56302273/john-daniel-neyland
Object Number - UPL 65333 - John D. Neyland, Bombardier, 544th BS, 384th BG. MIA on 25 July 1943, 42-3075, Mission No. 76
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #43 dated 6 July 1943. Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3075 'Longhorn', Missing in Action (MIA).
Connections
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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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32476406
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742981
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18106208
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733650
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39531768
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 25 July 1943
- Date: 24 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA | 16 October 1921 | |
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Other MIssing in Action (MIA) |
Wesel, Germany | 25 July 1943 | Low Squadron Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑29728. Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Wesel, Germany area. No MACR |
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Other Memorial |
Margraten, The Netherlands | Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands: Tablets of the Missing |
Revisions
Updated Born & Buried events, Middle Name & Rank per Find-a-grave ID 56302273.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56302273/john-daniel-neyland
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey, p.190 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
