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Guffin John E.

Name:
John E. Guffin
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
18059936
Unit:
425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-12-18
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines
Plot:
Walls of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Medal, Purple Hear
Comments:

John E. Guffin was born on February 22, 1917. He was the son of Paty Lillard Guffin and Frances Louise Cherry Guffin. He resided in Harris County, Texas prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 16, 1941, prior to the war, in Houston, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents. John served as a Technical Sergeant and Radar Observer / Gunner on B-24J #44-40826, 425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

B-24J #44-40826 took off, with a crew of 11, from Kunming, China on a sea sweep mission over the China Sea and the Formosa Straits. After takeoff they were not heard from nor seen again and are believed to have crashed at sea on December 18, 1944. Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until December 19, 1945, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. He also has a cenotaph located in Oakwood Cemetery Annex, Austin, Travis County, Texas and Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.

John was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov