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Baggett, John Henry

Rank and Name, Private John Henry Baggett.

Unit/Placed in, 82nd Squadron, 3rd Air Depot Group.

 

John is born approx. on 8 June 1924 in Enterprise, Alabama.

Father, John L. Baggett.

Mother, Ruth (Griffin) Baggett.

Sister(s), Mary H. Baggett.

 

John enlisted the service in Alabama with service number # 34708232.

John was assigned to this flight.

John‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24  were,

Lt. Col.          James H. York                  Pilot

Col.              Howard H. Couch              Co Pilot

2nd Lt.          Warren L. Caron               Navigator

T/Sgt.          Malcoln E. McLean             Radio Operator

Pvt.              John H. Baggett                Engineer

Capt.            Edward C. Collins              Photographer

Corp.            Ralph E. Mallory                photographer

Corp.            Russell H. Cooper               Passenger

John died on a reconnaissance mission for Cheng Tu Airfield, Szechuan Province, China were they never arrived on,  he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

John is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

 

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Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

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XX_Bomber_Command
B-24
Tezpur Airfield, India
His rank Private
Air Depot Groups