Personal information: John E Sewell
Born: February 11,1923 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Home address during WWII: 121 E Jacinto, Tucson, Arizona (1940) |
Family:
Father: Charles Jerrel Sewell (6 februari, 1877 Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia – april 1963 Arizona), painter
Mother: Carolyn Pauline Dween{?} Sewell (1891 Chicago, Illinois – ..), housewife
Children:
- Charles (abt 1922 – …),
- John E,
- Herbert (abt 1927 – ….), all born in Arizona
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Training:
John was drafted on February 5, 1943 |
Unit:
Crew # 30 Gaik, 569th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bombardment Group, Heavy, 8th Air Force (USAAF)
ASN 39855834
Sergeant
Radio Operator |
Missions:
7 missions:
- 6 missions with crew # 30 Gaik, 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th BG
- 1 mission with crew # 45 Bivins
Name Position Crew # Date Aircraft serial # Mission Target
1 |
Sewell, John E |
Radio Operator |
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30 |
440930 |
2107010 |
197 |
Bielefeld, Germany |
2 |
Sewell, John E |
Radio Operator |
|
30 |
441002 |
2107010 |
198 |
Kassel, Germany |
3 |
Sewell, John E |
Radio Operator |
|
30 |
441003 |
2107010 |
199 |
Nagoid-Rheinau, Germany |
4 |
Sewell, John E |
Radio Operator |
|
30 |
441006 |
338053 |
201 |
Berlin-Spandau, Germany |
5 |
Sewell, John E |
Radio Operator |
|
30 |
441019 |
338053 |
207 |
Mannhein, Germany |
6 |
Sewell, John E |
Radio Operator |
|
30 |
441022 |
239926 |
208 |
Munster, Germany |
7 |
Sewell, John E |
Radio Operator |
KIA |
45 |
441025 |
338547 |
209 |
Hamburg, Germany |
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MIA/KIA/SURVIVED:
MIA: October 25, 1944 mission to Hamburg, Duitsland
John was a replacement for crew Bivins on this mission
Crew Bivins was hit by flak and crashted near Gut Moor near Hamburg, Germany
KIA October 25, 1944
MACR # 10261
Aircraft : B-17G-90-BO Fortress; Aircraft # 43-38547
Crew Bivins op October 25, 1944:
Pilot |
2st LT |
Eugene “Gene” Bivins0-766844, |
KIA |
Co-Pilot |
2nd LT |
John Green |
KIA |
Top Turret/Engineer |
Sgt |
Carl E Kintz |
KIA |
Radio Operator |
Sgt |
John E Sewell |
KIA |
Tail Gunner |
Sgt |
Jim Denter |
POW/krijgsgevangene |
Navigator |
2nd LT |
Vince Niemann |
POW/krijgsgevangene |
Bombardier |
2nd LT |
Alfred “Alf” Ayash0-1170630 |
KIA |
Ball Turret |
Sgt |
Anthony “Tony” Lapina |
POW/krijgsgevangene |
Waist Gunner |
T -Sgt |
Warren R Van Hoose |
KIA |
AC # 43 38547:
- August 16, 1944: delivered in Cheyenne
- August 25, 1944: Lincoln
- September 10, 1944: Grenier
- September 13, 1944: assigned to 388th Bombardment Group
- September 14, 1944: assigned to 569th Bomb squadron, 390th Bombardment Group
- October 25, 1944: MIA on mission to Gut Moor (Hamburg)
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After the War:
Under construction
Reburied at Southlawn Memorial Park in June, 1949 |
Biography:
Unknown |