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SGT John William Strickland

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SGT John William Strickland

Birth
Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia, USA
Death
3 May 1943 (aged 29)
Mountain Home, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
Burial
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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Sergeant Strickland served with the 52nd Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group from Gowen Field, near Boise, Idaho.

He was killed in the crash of U.S. Army Air Corps B-17F Flying Fortress #42-5215, one mile north of the Mountain Home Army Airfield, Idaho.

The crew killed were:

2nd Lt. Rector Arney, Pilot
2nd Lt. Thomas M. Homer, Co-pilot
2nd Lt. 2LT Luther Chase, Navigator
2nd Lt. Lewis A. Lillard, Bombardier
S/Sgt. Richard M. Campbell, Flight Engineer
Sgt. John W. Strickland, Asst. Engineer
Sgt. Otis L. Blackwood, Radio Operator
Sgt. Melvin Kaizer, Gunner
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From Duvall County, Florida. ASN # 34233837
Sergeant Strickland served with the 52nd Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group from Gowen Field, near Boise, Idaho.

He was killed in the crash of U.S. Army Air Corps B-17F Flying Fortress #42-5215, one mile north of the Mountain Home Army Airfield, Idaho.

The crew killed were:

2nd Lt. Rector Arney, Pilot
2nd Lt. Thomas M. Homer, Co-pilot
2nd Lt. 2LT Luther Chase, Navigator
2nd Lt. Lewis A. Lillard, Bombardier
S/Sgt. Richard M. Campbell, Flight Engineer
Sgt. John W. Strickland, Asst. Engineer
Sgt. Otis L. Blackwood, Radio Operator
Sgt. Melvin Kaizer, Gunner
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From Duvall County, Florida. ASN # 34233837

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SGT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II

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From Duvall County, Florida. ASN # 34233837

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