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name
HEALEY, John J - Date of
birth
1918 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20301182 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
722nd Bombardment Squadron,
450th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
19 July 1944 - Place of
death
City Hospital of Bucharest, Rumania
Bucharest, Rumania
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 19 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
William Healey (father)
Mary Healey (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52085 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Stinkly’s Siren
Destination: Giurgiu, Rumania
Mission: Oil storage tanks
MACR: 6764
More information
S/Sgt John J. Healey joined the National Guard in Scranton, Pennsylvania on 17 February 1941.He attended high school for 4 years and was a mechanic and repairman of motor vehicles.
Statement from Sgt Melvin J. Coffey:
"On 3 July 1944, our group was on a mission to bomb the target (oil storage tanks) at Giurgiu, Rumania. I was flying as tail gunner in shipn#622 in #7 position in the high right of the 2nd attack unit. Lieutenant Walrath was flying in #5 position in lead element of the first attack unit. In the target area there was intense and accurate flak. Lt Walrath´s ship was hit in #4 engine causing him to feather it. Soon after this I saw six chutes leave the ship at regular intervals. The ship was still under control when I lost sight of it."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hudson Brantham, 450th Bomb Group Memorial Association