Hooks, John T. – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant John T. Hooks.

Unit/Placed in, 33^rd Bomber Squadron, 22^nd Bomber Group (Heavy).

John is born approx. on 1916 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Father, Robert E. Hooks.

Mother, Pauline Hooks.

Sister(s), Beatrice and Felton Hooks.

Brother(s), George Hooks.

John enlisted the service in Georgia with service number # 34353560.

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

1^st Lt. Donald W. White Pilot

2nd Lt. Alonzo T. Rountree Jr. Co Pilot

1^st Lt. William R. Brown Navigator

1^st Lt. Joe A. Coranado Bombardier

1st Lt. Nathaniel H. Ball Observer

T/Sgt. Wayne W. Shaw Engineer

S/Sgt. John T. Hooks Radio Operator

T/Sgt. Arthur K. Miller Jr. Asst. Radio Operator

S/Sgt. Raymond Schutrum Gunner

S/Sgt. William C. Steele Gunner

John was KIA when over the Mission Target they were hit by an anti-aircraft phosphorus shell on Sept. 1, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished 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, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/22nd_Bombardment_Group.html

https://www.ozatwar.com/22ndbomb.htm

https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-100291/b24-ole-tomato-nose-right.html

http://www.usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1376&order=field_rank_value&sort=asc

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

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

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org