John Calvin Norris
Military
Object Number - UPL 52054 - 2nd Lt J C Norris, 4FG
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Lost during escort mission over Budapest staged from Italy. Was not seen to go down in P-51B 43-6650. POW. 2-Jul-44. MACR 6802.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 June 1944
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lamesa, TX | 6 September 1920 | |
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Based Assigned |
Debden | 3 June 1944 - 2 July 1944 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Shot down / baled out |
Budapest, Hungary | 2 July 1944 | Lost during escort mission over Budapest staged from Italy. Was not seen to go down in P-51B 43-6650. POW. 2-Jul-44. MACR 6802. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 2 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
Lamesa, TX | 25 March 1991 | |
| Lamesa, TX 79331, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6802 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
