Toth John, Jr.

Name:

John, Jr. Toth

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

Unit:

366th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1943-04-16

State:

Indiana

Cemetery:

Saint John-Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana

Plot:

St John Sec A Lot 39

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John Toth, Jr. was born on August 6, 1921. He was the son of John Toth and Rose Germick Toth.

John served in the 366th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Left Waist Gunner on the B-17 #42-5220 during World War II.

On April 16, 1943, his crew took off from Station 105 in Chelveston, England, on a bombing mission in Lorient, France. Under an unknown circumstance, their plane crashed at Kergunne in the commune of Languidic. Five crew members were killed in this incident, while the others were able to survive but were taken as prisoners. SSgt Toth was one of those who were killed.

He is now buried in the Saint John-Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA.

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