The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
T/Sgt John Baker flew as Engineer/Top Turret in the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, appearing on the Load List for mission #244 (2 March 1944) aboard B-24 'Chief Manatee' (42-63979). No further biographical information has been identified for this man.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Position
Engineer / Top Turret
Serial Number
14027003
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 02 Mar 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 244
02 Mar 1944
Frankfurt Am Main
M/Y
“Chief Manatee”
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