John Raymond Wooten
Military
media-17164.jpeg
UPL 17164
Jasper Paladino Photos, Mendlesham. Personal photograph by author. 1944.
Assigned to 4BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 391BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: GC, 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32440769
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Crew Chief MOS 750
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gallipolis Special, Sweet Seventeen
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Gallia County, CA | 4 April 1918 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH | 1 January 1942 | Fort Hayes Columbus Ohio |
Other Discharged USAAF |
29 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Adelanto, CA | 18 January 2002 | |
Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, CA | 20 January 2002 | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, CA |
Revisions
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Changes
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Sources
1996 34th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia