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FAAS, John E - Date of
birth
27 September 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-693655 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
576th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 July 1944 - Place of
death
400 meters north of Wagenfeld, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Anna Faas (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-94772 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Bernburg, Germany
MACR: 7371
More information
2Lt John Faas entered the service in December 1942 and received his commission and wings at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas on October 1, 1943. He was sent overseas in January 1944.Their aircraft was shot down by fighter aircraft.
Pilot Jones reported later in a questionnaire that he had given a bail out order and the Engineer had gone to the waist section to see that all members left by the aft hatch; that the Navigator and Bombardier had jumped through the nose wheel doors opening; and he, the Co-Pilot, and Radio operator went through the bomb bay door area. His report noted that everyone to his knowledge had bailed out.
His body was found about 200 yards from the wreckage of the plane. His body was mangled and the chute was unopened with rip cord not pulled, but operative.
Initially buried July 7th in the Russian Cemetery at Hannover-Strochlen,
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Michel Beckers, Chris Stout, www.B24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov,
www.ancestry.com - 1940 census
Photo source: 392nd Bomb Group, Chris Stout, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot 43-I Majors AAF Texas