Personal File · AirmanMissing in ActionPassed 18 Sep 1944
John H. Geer.
Pilot · 330th Squadron · Of CO.
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
Capt. John H. Geer was the pilot of B-24J 42-50829 ("Sweet Chariot") on the 18 September 1944 supply mission to Eindhoven.
The Air/Sea Rescue Officer noted that Geer was extremely Air/Sea Rescue conscious and checked his crew before every mission. He was in his seat on the flight deck when the aircraft ditched in the North Sea and did not survive. He was reported missing in action.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Captain
Position
Pilot
Serial Number
O-690206
Hometown
CO
Missions flown.
4 catalogued · 18 Sep 1944 — 25 Apr 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.
Interment.
§ At Rest
Cemetery
Cambridge American Cemetery