John Laurence Corum

Military
media-48588.jpeg UPL 48588 1LT John Laurence Corum
Bombardier/Navigator
416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF

Object Number - UPL 48588 - 1LT John Laurence Corum Bombardier/Navigator 416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

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

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