Huntley John H.

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John H. Huntley is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Five B-17s -483rd Bomber Group

Name:

John H. Huntley

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

16160362

Unit:

817th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group (Heavy)

Date of Death:

1944-07-18

State:

Michigan

Cemetery:

Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France

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Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

John H. Huntley served in the 483rd Bomb Group (H), 817th Bomb Squadron as a Staff Sergeant. He was the Tail Gunner of the B-17 42-102923 aircraft during World War II. On July 18, 1944, B-17 42-102923, along with other B-17's, were shot down and crashed near Memmingen during a bombing mission over Memmingen, Germany. Prior to "bombs away" they, along with 6 other B-17's, were attacked by an overwhelming number of German fighter aircraft. He is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France.