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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Monahan

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Cleveland, Ohio

Honored By

An Indebted American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED AS A SERGEANT AND WAS ATTACHED TO THE 9TH ARMY AIR FORCES, 394TH BOMB GROUP, 585TH SQUADRON. WAS A FLIGHT ENGINEER ON A MEDIUM BOMBER, A B-26 MARAUDER. WAS SHOT DOWN OVER FRANCE IN APRIL 1944, CAPTURED, AND WAS A PRISONER OF WAR IN LILLE, FRANCE UNTIL V-E DAY. ONCE RELEASED, SPENT SEVERAL WEEKS AT CRILE GENERAL HOSPITAL IN CLEVELAND, OHIO.