Mead John Burleigh

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John Burleigh Mead is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-24 Liberator (42-63798) Memorial -Operation Carpetbagger

Name:

John Burleigh Mead

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-733073

Unit:

406th Bomber Squadron, 801st Bomb Group

Date of Death:

2005-01-27

State:

Florida

Cemetery:

Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana

Plot:

All Saints Mausoleum

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1st Lt John Burleigh Mead, bombardier of the B-24 Liberator 42-63798, took off from station 179 Harrington, Northamptonshire, UK at 2158 on a mission to resupply the French underground with weapons and supplies. The plane was shot down by German AA fire over Gilly-sur-Loire. The crew finished bailing out at 5000 feet, leaving the plane to crash and burn at 0110. Lt Mead was enlisted into the local underground (E&E report #2638) and was instrumental in the liberation of Rouen and Lyon as well as assisting in the escape movement of Army Air Force personnel interned in Switzerland.