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name
MOHN, Jonathan Victor - Date of
birth
24 March 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Oregon -
Hometown
Columbia County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-775481 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
568th Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
18 October 1944 - Place of
death
Leutesdorf near Neuwied, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 30 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Marsena R. Mohn (father)
Inez (Norton) Mohn (mother)
Clyde R. Mohn (brother)
Lois M. Mohn (sister)
Blanche I. Mohn (sister)
Joan M. Mohn (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38189 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Powerful Katrinka
Destination: Kassel, Germany
Macr: 9484
More information
2nd Lt Jonathan V. Mohn enlisted from Portland, Oregon, on 10 November 1942.A/C #198 was hit by flak 6 miles south of Koblenz at 1245 hours. Hit was between #3 and #4 engines, which set his right wing on fire. No. 4 engine was knocked out. A/C stayed level for 10 seconds, then made a slow right turn losing altitude, and trailed formation for about ½ mile. A/C then lost right wing, going into flat spin and disintegrating. One chute was observed, with possibly 4 delayed jumps.
Four men survived and were made POW, the remaining 5 crew members were KIA.
2nd Lt Jonathan V. Mohn was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery Ardennes, Belgium Block O, Row 6, Grave 134.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Karl's Family for Ancestry Mar 5, 2011 Family Tree / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com - Patootie / 390th.org website