Name:
John H. McCullough Jr.
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
12160037
Unit:
562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-01-29
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Me
Plot:
B
Row:
10
Grave:
33
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt John H.J. McCullough Jr., left waist gunner of the B-17 42-3285 “Mary Ellen”, took off from station 136 Knettishall, Suffolk, UK at 0730 on a bombing mission over Frankfurt. The plane was hit by flak at noon, forcing the crew to bail out. Four crew members did not make it out, including McCullough.