John H Kennedy

Military

Prisoner of War.Shot down by flak and crashed at Stade on 8/6/44 in B-24 Cover Girl 42-94945

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Units served with

The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.

489th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

An airman of the 489th Bomb Group in the cockpit of his B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-94945) nicknamed "Cover Girl".

42-94945

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Cover Girl (V1)
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 845th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 6 August 1944

Born

Frederick, MD, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 7376

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 7376 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database