John M. Nagy was born in 1917 in Ohio. He resided in Cuyahoga County, Ohio prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 28, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a inspector and also as Single, without dependents. John served as a Second Lieutenant and Navigator / Bombardier on B-25H #43-4610, 11th Bomber Squadron, 341st Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

B-25H #43-4610 took off, with a crew of 5 and other B-25's, from Lingling, China on a combat mission over Anjen, China. They last reported via radio that they were having problems and for the rest of the B-25's to proceed as scheduled. They were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost on August 23, 1944. Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until February 18, 1946. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

2Lt Nagy was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

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