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JOLLIMORE, John Cedric - Date of
birth
24 November 1915 -
Age
29 -
Place of birth
Jollimore, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36560983 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer -
Unit
564th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 2 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edmund C. Jollimore (father)
Margaret A. (Macissock) Jollimore (mother)
Edmond S. Jollimore (brother)
Roy E. Jollimore (brother)
Plyllis E. Jollimore (sister)
Rosalena (Talbot) Jollimore (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95240 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: The Old Veteran
Destination: Wesel, Germany
Mission: Supply drop
MACR: 13543
More information
Statement of an eyewitness, 2nd Lt John O. Kellogg:"Right after target I saw aircraft 42-95240, which was flying off my right wing, nose down, crash and then blow up. Tracers of small arms fire were seen to be fired into the belly of the aircraft. No parachutes were seen; the aircraft was flying at approximately 300 feet."
The entire crew of nine men was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.389thbg.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov , www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Sonja Jones