Baggett, John Henry – ww2 Pacific

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

2^nd 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.

Thanks to, https://www.cbi-history.com/part_iii_adg.html#3

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and Europe 1940-1945 on Facebook.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

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

National Historian