World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John E. Hart
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Louisville, Kentucky
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
SERGEANT. FLIGHT ENGINEER, WAIST GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 781ST SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE ON A COMBAT MISSION TO A MARSHALLING YARD IN MARIBOR, YUGOSLAVIA ON DECEMBER 19, 1944. HE BAILED OUT OF HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT. KILLED IN ACTION.