Regan John J.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

John J. Regan

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

36611443

Unit:

373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-05-25

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal

Comments:

John J. Regan entered the military service in Illinois. He served in the US Air Corps as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator on B-24J #42-100184 aircraft during World War II. On 25 May 1944, this B-24 aircraft of the 14th Air Force, 308th Bombardment Group, 373rd Bomb Squadron, departed Yangkai, China for Chabua, India. It was a routine ferry mission. The aircraft reported being 30 minutes E of Chabua. That was the last radio contact received from this aircraft. The crew of this aircraft were declared dead as of 26 May 1945. John is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

He 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