John M Hughes Jr
MilitaryBack row, from left to right :
1st Lt. Milton Marion “Milt” Stenstrom (Pilot), 1st Lt. Robert L. "Rob" Carlberg (Copilot), 1st Lt. Ewart Theodore "Sconnie" Sconiers (Bombardier), 1st Lt. Harold "Harry" "Shorty" Spire (Navigator).
Bottom Row, from left to right:
Sgt. James C. "Jim" Simmons (Tail Gunner), Sgt. Thomas C. "Tom" Calhoun (Waist Gunner), Staff Sgt. William A. "Bill" Adams (Radio Operator), Sgt. William E. "Bill" Schimke (Ball Turret Gunner), Sgt. John M. Hughes (Waist Gunner), Staff Sgt. Roy T. Nalley (Engineer / Top Turret Gunner).
(Photo courtesy of Fredrick Richard "Rick" Flack)
Updated by Fredrick Richard "Rick" Flack on July 29, 2020.
Shot down 21 October 1942 in B-17 #41-24443 while serving as Right Waist Gunner, Prisoner of War (POW).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-724720
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14055182
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19038492 at enlistment, then O-659022
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16009044 at enlistment, then O-431060
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York State, United States | 16 September 1920 | the son of John M. Hughes and Barbara L. Hughes |
Enlisted |
New York City, New York, United States | 13 December 1941 | in the Air Corps |
Other Captured |
Quimper, France | 21 October 1942 | after the ditching of B-17F #41-24443 off the coast of Brittany, France and being rescued by a French fishing boat which brought him and 8 other crew members to shore. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Braunau, Austria | 21 October 1942 | Held at Stalag XVIIB, Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Miltary Control (RMC) 12 June 1945.” |
Died |
Brant Lake, Warren County, New York, United States | 2 April 2007 | |
Born |
Albany, Albany County, New York, United States | ||
Buried |
Memory Gardens Cemetery in Albany, New York, United States |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
US Census 1930
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
NARA WWII POW Records
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
NARA WWII Enlistment records - Serial Number 12036569 and not 12035569.
Lee Cunningham 22-Nov-2014. Added POW event. National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.
Lee Cunningham 28-Oct-2014. "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol 1, pp 38-39 by Bishop and Hey