John Mark Jircitano
Military
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UPL 23190
Crew members of the 753rd Bomb Squadron, 458th Bomb Group, pose beside a Consolidated B-24 somewhere in England. 13 November 1944.
Rear L-R: 1Lt David S Manker, 1Lt William P Wilson, 1Lt James R McQuaid, 2Lt John M Jircitano.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Harold R Skinner, S/Sgt John E Treadway, T/Sgt Edward B Cox, T/Sgt Roy T Jerome, T/Sgt Magnus V McHargue.
See: http://www.458bg.com/crew30manker.htm
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12029-D81705AC.
Rear L-R: 1Lt David S Manker, 1Lt William P Wilson, 1Lt James R McQuaid, 2Lt John M Jircitano.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Harold R Skinner, S/Sgt John E Treadway, T/Sgt Edward B Cox, T/Sgt Roy T Jerome, T/Sgt Magnus V McHargue.
See: http://www.458bg.com/crew30manker.htm
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12029-D81705AC.
Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshaven in B-24 41-28778 31-Jul-44; shot down by flak and baled out Viernhsim. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7747
Awards: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-438667
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Niagara Fall, NY | 22 November 1919 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 31 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Other Baled out POW |
Viernheim, Germany | 31 July 1944 | Shot down by flak and baled out Viernhsim on 31-Jul-44 in B-24 41-28778. POW. MACR 7747 |
Died |
9 June 2010 | ||
Buried |
Oakland Rural Cemetery Porter Center, Niagara County, NY | 12 June 2010 | Oakland Rural Cemetery Porter Center, Niagara County, New York |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA | |||
Based |
Hethel | 31 July 1944 | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7747 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database