John Joseph Bellovary Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
From Nancy Bellovary deCourcy
Object Number - UPL 40121 - SSgt. John J. Bellovary, Jr.
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #43-37713, Killed in Action (KIA).
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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 546th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-760809
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-835664
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Gary, Indiana | 23 September 1923 | Attended Glen Park, Franklin & Lew Wallace Grade Schools. Graduated from Emerson High School. Enlisted USAAF February, 1943 |
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Died |
Beltershain, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Aircraft was damaged by flak, force-landed near Rebgeshain, Hesse, Germany. Crew survived combat, but four members were murdered by the local Nazi Ortsgruppenleiter in Beltershain, the others became POW. MACR 11129. Interred at Margraten American Cemetery as unknown. Buried after identification at Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville, IN, USA January 27, 1949. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributorhdecinin
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From Nancy Bellovary deCourcy, MACR 11129, www.384thbombgroup.com & USAAF IDPF of John J. Bellovary, Jr.
Contributorbombercommand
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11129, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
