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GREIDER, John Wesley "Jack" - Date of
birth
24 January 1922 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Preston, Pratt County, Kansas -
Hometown
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17100410 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 January 1944 - Place of
death
Near Reichweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John F. Greider (father)
Rose (Brown) Greider (mother)
Calvin L. Greider (brother)
Benjamin F. Greider (brother)
Esther M. Greider (sister)
Carlton B. Greider (brother)
Lawrence G. Greider (brother)
Glenn H. Greider (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38001 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 2380
More information
S/Sgt John W. Greider graduated from North High School and was employed at R O Burton Public Market.The airplane was attacked by German fighters and a Me-109 crashed into it.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Weber & Ziegler Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Coleman / Eric Ackerman, www.newspapers.com – Evening Eagle - 12 February 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem, www.newspapers.com – Evening Eagle - 12 February 1944