John B Withrow Jr
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B-17 Engineer - POW
July 5, 1943 | Gerbini, Sicily
T/Sgt. John B. Withrow was the engineer in the B-17F Flying Fortress (#229483) nick-named Dee Zip Zip (99th Bomb Group, 348th Squadron). Shot down during a raid on the Sicilian airfield at Gerbini on July 5, 1943.
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Pilot: 1st Lt. Albert E. Davis (O-662753) POW
Co-Pilot: 2nd Lt. Allan J. Ewoldt (O-729834) KIA
Navigator: 1st Lt. Herbert O. Perry (O-729665) POW
Bombardier: 1st Lt. Vincent E. Shank (O-729557) POW
Engineer: T/Sgt. John B. Withrow (18046617) POW
Asst. Engineer: S/Sgt. Allen B. Huckabee (37188870) Evade RTD
Radio Operator: T/Sgt. David O. Fleming (36170277) Evade RTD
Asst. Radio Operator: S/Sgt. Frank M. Esposito (12090347) KIA
Waist Gunner: Sgt. Carson E. Logan (35512314) KIA
Tail Gunner: S/Sgt. Robert W. Mills (34205020) KIA
Photographer: Sgt. Neil E. Torssell (16020988) POW Evades RTD
MACR 240 and 386
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