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SCARBOROUGH, John Franklin - Date of
birth
9 May 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Dooly County, Georgia -
Hometown
Dooly County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34688662 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
825th Bombardment Squadron,
484th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 August 1944 - Place of
death
Near Szolnok, Hungary
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Daniel J. Scarborough Sr. (father)
Laura P. (Clements) Scarborough (mother)
Martha S. Scarborough (sister)
Ellen Scarborough (sister)
Evie G. Scarborough (sister)
Alice P. Scarborough (sister)
Daniel J. Scarborough (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52438 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Damned Yankee
Destination: Szolnok, Hungary
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 7687
More information
Sgt John F. Scarborough attended college and was a shipping and receiving clerk before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 6 February 1943.Capt George F. Coleman Jr.:
"I believe the airplane was hit by fragmentation bombs released from a higher element in the same bombing formation."
2nd Lt Thaddeus H. Walker:
"Sgt Scarborough was at his battle station in the ball turret when the ship exploded. The explosion tore the ship in two at the waist windows, and ball turret. He was not able to extricate himself from his turret, it is believed, and was probably killed in the ensuing crash."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Bignault Family Tree, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com - Dan Scarborough
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