John Laurence Corum
Military
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UPL 48588
1LT John Laurence Corum
Bombardier/Navigator
416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF
Bombardier/Navigator
416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF
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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: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747882
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Paula E II Bootsie
- Unit: 410th Bomb Group 416th Bomb Group 646th Bomb Squadron 671st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Nicknames: Dinah Might
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Whitley County, Kentucky | 28 May 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Meade, Maryland | 26 June 1941 | |
Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Foret de Parrov, France | 28 September 1944 | |
Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission |
Stod, Czech Republic | 1 May 1945 | Flew 43 combat missions |
Died |
Big Flats, New York | 8 November 1945 | Killed in the crash of a B-25J flown by William J. Driver |
Buried |
Hopewell, Virginia | 14 November 1945 | City Point National Cemetery Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia, USA Plot E, 4236 |
Bland, Virginia |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
http://www.416th.com/missions/LoadingList.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64590688/john-laurence-corum
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Nov1945S.htm
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