John Junior Metz
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 645BS, 410BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Le Haye 7-Jun-44 in A-20 43-10205; A/C shed wing due to engine fire. Bailed out over English channel. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5653
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 410th Bomb Group 645th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15067448
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 410th Bomb Group 645th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37245877
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 410th Bomb Group 645th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
St John, Stafford County, KS | 6 January 1920 | Son of John W and Emma J [Hitz] Metz. |
Enlisted |
Fort Riley, KS | 10 April 1942 | Fort Riley, Kansas |
Died |
English channel | 7 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Le Haye 7-Jun-44 in A-20 43-10205; A/C shed wing due to engine fire. Baled out over English channel. KIA MACR 5653 |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery | ||
Based |
Gosfield | 7 June 1944 | Assigned to 645BS, 410BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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