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A Liberator crashed on 8 April 1944, about 1400 hours, near Sisted, County Salzwedel. Cause of crash: Shot down, plane was completely destroyed. 9 Crewmembers died, one was taken POW.

John is buried next to his brother Paul.

Pilot of a B-24 bomber, a Liberator, Lieut. Durborow has been overseas since late last December and participated in many of the heavy raids since that time over various parts of the European continent. A few weeks before he was reported missing in action, one of the engines of another bomber he was flying was shot out but he was able to land the craft safely at its base in England.
Lieut. Durborow was a corporal in the 104th Cavalry regiment and was taken into Federal service with that outfit in 1941. Late in 1942 he transferred to the Army Air Forces as an aviation cadet and was sent to various camps for training as a pilot. He was graduated at Seymour, Ind., last August and at that time he was given his wings and commissioned a lieutenant. Four months later he was assigned to a base in England and since the beginning of the year he had been figuring in the terrific poundings of industrial targets in Nazi controlled countries.
Mrs. Joseph P. Durborow, 1615 Park street, was presented with an Air Medal for her son, Lt. John B. Durborow, reported missing in action over Germany on April 8, 1944. The presentation was made by Capt. Lewis W. Walker, of the Middletown Air Technical Service Command, credited with having made fifty missions over German held territory.

2nd Lt John B. Durborow was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery Ardennes, Belgium.

He is buried next to his brother Paul