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Name: |
John Duffy |
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Nickname/AKA: |
Johnnie |
Born: |
1922 |
Died |
May 5, 1945 |
Spouse(s): |
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Parents: |
Edward Duffy, Jane Woods Duffy Note: Edward Duffy's Death Notice in the Brooklyn Eagle, 8/13/1945 |
Siblings: |
None |
Children: |
None |
Other Relatives: |
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Friends: |
John Collon, Frank Shields (John was Frank's classmate), Gene Dembinski, Joe Shields, Felicity Kazalski, Peggy Doyle, Eileen Moran |
Military History: |
Enlisted on 11/28/1942, into the Air Corps
(reserves?). Received AAF basic training in Atlantic City, NJ. Was then sent to U. of Pittsburgh for classes in physics and math prior to taking tests for pilot, navigator and bombardier. Assigned to Maxwell Field for pre-flight training. Completed 31 missions over Germany as navigator. Assigned to 8th Air Force, 92nd Bomb Group, 326th Bomb Squadron based in England. Died in a crash on the Highclere Estate on May 5, 1945, 3 days before VE Day. Received Air Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters; awarded to his mother. Enlistment Record |
Education |
Graduated
January 1941 from St. Michaels' Diocesean High School.
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Personal History: |
John was the navigator on the B-17 Fort
Worth Jailhouse when it crashed on 5/5/45, killing him
and 5 other crewmates. The crash occurred on Sidown Hill on the Highclere
Estate. Additional details can be found at the website
for Lady Carnarvon: her blog post from 4/30/2018
titled Those Magnificent Men in their Flying
Machines and the Airmen page. |
Notable Documents: |
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Address(s): |
1940: 364 72nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 1940 Census Page: Family on lines 76-78. |
Other Info: |
findagrave.com link BBC article about the crash of the Fort Worth Jail House and other planes on the Highclere estate during WWII |
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