John A Gray
Military
Personal recount
Object Number - UPL 20428 - John A Gray, Staff Sergeant USAAF. S/Sgt John A. Gray flew 13 missions, from April 1944, to 05/30/1944, mission #79. He served as a Radio Operator....
Shot down 30 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97440 'Flak Rat II', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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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: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35612826
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-809538
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802121 and 13021062 on enlisting
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Down N Go
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss B Haven
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Rat II, Patches
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New York, NY, USA | 26 January 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Camp Upton Yaphank | 15 August 1941 | Name: John A Gray Birth Year: 1917 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: New York State of Residence: New York County or City: Queens Enlistment Date:15 Aug 1941 Enlistment State:New York Enlistment City: Camp Upton Yaphank Branch: Air Corps Branch Code: Air Corps Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: One year enlistment Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Source: Selective Service within 3 months of Discharge 11 punch Education: 1 year of high school Civil Occupation: Stenographers and typists Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 72 Weight: 136 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 30 May 1944 - 12 April 1945 | |
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Died |
Baltimore, MD, USA | 6 August 2004 | |
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Buried |
St Marys Cemetery, Bethel, CT 06801, USA |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
The following mission reports from http://401bg.org/Main
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63
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The following mission reports from http://401bg.org/Main
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75-B
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1920 US Federal Census, 1930 US Federal Census, Social Security Death Index 1935-2014, US WWII Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946, US Veteran Gravesites
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5310 / MACR 5310, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1093 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
