John M Aiken Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-50231.jpeg UPL 50231 Aiken Crew "Bomber's Moon) and Lithander Crew (Pregnant Peggy) Memorial Plaque. (location: crash site in Germany)
Courtesy of Dennis Lithander

Object Number - UPL 50231 - Aiken Crew "Bomber's Moon) and Lithander Crew (Pregnant Peggy) Memorial Plaque. (location: crash site in Germany) Courtesy of Dennis Lithander

Assigned to 844BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Mainz, Germany. Mid air collision with B-24 42-94913, both A/C fell out of the sky. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 9636.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37706629
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33638093
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner/Engineer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11093744 / O-723316
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33554238
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15097676
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bomber's Moon
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Dallas, TX, USA 9 October 1942

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

67480 Edenkoben, Germany 19 October 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Mainz, Germany. Mid air collision with B-24 42-94913, both A/C fell out of the sky. KIA. MACR 9636.

Born

Fort Worth, Texas, USA Son of John M and Helen S Aiken.

Based

Halesworth 19 October 1944 Assigned to 844BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF.
Tarrant County, TX, USA

Buried

Lemay, MO 63125, USA Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay St. Louis County Missouri, USA

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 9635 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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