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BAXTER, John R - Date of
birth
1924 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Illinois -
Hometown
Knox County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O2065128 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
725th Bombardment Squadron,
451st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 February 1945 - Place of
death
Deutsch-Wagram, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 18 | 71 |
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-49418 -
Data
Type: B-24L
Destination: Vienna, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the refineries
MACR: 12089
More information
2nd Lt John R. Baxter joined the Regular Army at Camp Grant, Illinois on 12 March 1943.Capt Robert E. Smith:
The subject ship received a direct flak hit in the bomb bays, causing them to burst into flame immediately. The aircraft passed beneath our bomb bays and appeared to be completely out of control. The ship was aflame form the forward bomb bays to the tail of the ship. On the tight side of our ship, their left wing tore loose. The ship then disintegrated and no parachutes were seen to emerge from the aircraft.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Feb.45.html
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