John served as a Staff Sergeant and Right Waist Gunner on B-24H "Lady From Bristol" (#42-52100), 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cuyahoga County, Ohio prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 3, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was noted as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.
John was declared "Missing In Action" when his bomber crashed into the English Channel returning from a raid over Germany. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #35514944
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-52100):
Chaffin, Joseph C., 1st Lt, Navigator, Texas
Dailey, James W., Jr., T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Arkansas
De Lay, Harold L., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, California
Edman, Lawrence M., 1st Lt, Pilot, Kansas
Ghormley, Jack A., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Kracyla, Henry J., Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Delaware
Meents, Edward P., Jr., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Iowa
Mufson, Philip, 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New York
Nelson, John B., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, California
Wallenda, John, Jr., S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Ohio
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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John Wallenda, Jr. is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, lists his residence as 1463 Bradley Road, Westlake, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Contact person listed as Mr. John Wallenda, Sr. of same address. Place of birth listed as Cleveland, Ohio on 07/13/1921. Self-employed as of 02/16/1942 registration date.
U.S., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable), 1941-1975 lists his MIA Place as English channel on 25 Feb 1944.
***I would like to thank Glenn Benner Find A Grave ID 48191807 for linking his parents to this memorial***
John served as a Staff Sergeant and Right Waist Gunner on B-24H "Lady From Bristol" (#42-52100), 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cuyahoga County, Ohio prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 3, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was noted as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.
John was declared "Missing In Action" when his bomber crashed into the English Channel returning from a raid over Germany. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #35514944
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-52100):
Chaffin, Joseph C., 1st Lt, Navigator, Texas
Dailey, James W., Jr., T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Arkansas
De Lay, Harold L., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, California
Edman, Lawrence M., 1st Lt, Pilot, Kansas
Ghormley, Jack A., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Kracyla, Henry J., Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Delaware
Meents, Edward P., Jr., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Iowa
Mufson, Philip, 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New York
Nelson, John B., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, California
Wallenda, John, Jr., S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Ohio
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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John Wallenda, Jr. is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, lists his residence as 1463 Bradley Road, Westlake, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Contact person listed as Mr. John Wallenda, Sr. of same address. Place of birth listed as Cleveland, Ohio on 07/13/1921. Self-employed as of 02/16/1942 registration date.
U.S., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable), 1941-1975 lists his MIA Place as English channel on 25 Feb 1944.
***I would like to thank Glenn Benner Find A Grave ID 48191807 for linking his parents to this memorial***
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