Name:
John Raymond Moran
Rank:
Captain
Serial Number:
O-024944
Unit:
33rd Photographic Squadron, 10th Reconnaissance Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-17
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
L
Row:
14
Grave:
15
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Born on 5 Nov 1919 in NYC, West Point class of 1942. Captain John R. Moran, pilot of the P-38 Lightning 43-28300, took off from station 465 Chalgrove, Sussex, UK on a photo recon mission over Argentan. He was shot down by Me-109s at 2000 from 25000 feet. He was married and the father of a son. For his full bio, see http://www.33rdprs.photorecon.org/html/history/JRMoran.html.