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BONNASSIOLLE, John Patrick "Jack" - Date of
birth
18 September 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
San Francisco County, California -
Hometown
Colma, San Mateo County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19140409 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
578th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 April 1944 - Place of
death
Near the Farmhouse of Willy Gudehus
East Meitze, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten -
Walls of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
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Members
Jacques B. Bonnassiolle (father)
Marie Y. (Bayet) Bonnassiolle (mother)
Andrew J. Bonnassiolle (brother)
Ann Bonnassiolle (sister)
Yvonne Kelley (half-sister)
Paulette Kelley (half-sister)
Victoria Kelley (half-sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-110105 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 4446
More information
Sgt John P. Bonnassiolle attended the University High School in Oakland, California.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in San Francisco, California on 19 October 1942.
The only returning crew eyewitness report stated briefly that this plane was seen peeling off after the enemy fighter attacks with the right elevator appearing to be badly shot up, and that no chutes were seen. There were no additional reports on the loss of this aircrew and ship in the MACR.
About an hour after the impact a bomb detonated in the wreckage sending debris far and wide through the little town.
In 2003, a German national located the crash site and discovered humain remains. U.S. military teams excavated the site in 2005 and 2007 and found additional remains and ID tags that matched the airmen. DNA analyses were also done. Due to the fact that it was impossible to identify each crew member separately, their remains were buried in a single casket at Arlington National Cemetery on 26 October 2011.
According to some sources, Sgt Bonnassiolle was buried on 17 August 2010 at Holy Cross Cemetery in his hometown, according to other sources he rests in the common grave at Arlington where other members of his crew also rest.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.B24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, Military.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - University High School Yearbook 1941