Nowlin John Robert

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John Robert Nowlin is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Airfield (A-10) Info Sign

Name:

John Robert Nowlin

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-815749

Unit:

81st Fighter Squadron, 50th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-07-30

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

John Robert Nowlin was born on June 16, 1922, in Freeman, West Virginia. He was the son of Claude M Nowlin.

John served in the 313th Fighter Squadron, 50th Fighter Group, as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot on the P-47 #42-8528 during World War II. On July 30, 1944, he took off from A-10 airfield in Carentan, France, for ground troop support. He was killed by enemy fighters around 3:00 PM, and his plane crashed towards La Crocquerie in the commune of C�rences. 2Lt Nowlin is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, francecrashes39-45.net