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SSgt John Vanwinkle Avrett Jr.
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SSgt John Vanwinkle Avrett Jr.

Birth
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Death
20 Dec 1943 (aged 33)
Bremen, Germany
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Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
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John entered the service from Georgia

BTG, Canelake crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-5845 'Whale Tail II'. Mission #51 to the submarine pens at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1724. Killed in Action. Home Thompson, GA

Leo Canelake SECOND LIEUTENANT, PILOT, CANELAKE CREW
Harry Johnson FLIGHT OFFICER, CO-PILOT, CANELAKE CREW
Jesse Boston SECOND LT, NAVIGATOR, CANELAKE CREW
Paul McDonald SSGT, FLIGHT ENGINEER, TOP TURRET GUNNER, EETG, CANELAKE CREW
Tony Hernandez SSGT, RADIO OPERATOR, CANELAKE CREW
Thomas Phillips SGT, LWG, CANELAKE CREW
Richard Brown SGT, RWG, CANELAKE CREW
John Avrett SSGT | BTG, CANELAKE CREW
Francis Belgrasch SGT, TAIL GUNNER , CANELAKE CREW
Max Cisek, SECOND LIEUTENANT, BOMBARDIER, CANELAKE CREW
John entered the service from Georgia

BTG, Canelake crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-5845 'Whale Tail II'. Mission #51 to the submarine pens at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1724. Killed in Action. Home Thompson, GA

Leo Canelake SECOND LIEUTENANT, PILOT, CANELAKE CREW
Harry Johnson FLIGHT OFFICER, CO-PILOT, CANELAKE CREW
Jesse Boston SECOND LT, NAVIGATOR, CANELAKE CREW
Paul McDonald SSGT, FLIGHT ENGINEER, TOP TURRET GUNNER, EETG, CANELAKE CREW
Tony Hernandez SSGT, RADIO OPERATOR, CANELAKE CREW
Thomas Phillips SGT, LWG, CANELAKE CREW
Richard Brown SGT, RWG, CANELAKE CREW
John Avrett SSGT | BTG, CANELAKE CREW
Francis Belgrasch SGT, TAIL GUNNER , CANELAKE CREW
Max Cisek, SECOND LIEUTENANT, BOMBARDIER, CANELAKE CREW

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S SGT 534 BOMB SQ 381 BOMB GP (H) GEORGIA

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  • Maintained by: Skip Farrow
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56287468/john_vanwinkle-avrett: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt John Vanwinkle Avrett Jr. (27 Nov 1910–20 Dec 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56287468, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Skip Farrow (contributor 47380732).