John R. McNamara Jr.
20th Air Force, 73rd Bomb Wing, 499th Bomb Group, 879th Bomb Squadron
John was a 1st Lieutenant and pilot in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. John was drafted on January 2, 1941 and served for five years. He was called into action on February 8, 1944 and saw combat in Japan.
He flew 18 missions totaling more than 250 hours in combat and was never wounded in action. John separated from service on October 3, 1945, shortly after Japan surrendered in August 1945.
He flew 18 missions totaling more than 250 hours in combat and was never wounded in action. John separated from service on October 3, 1945, shortly after Japan surrendered in August 1945.
We were contacted by John's son, Tom McNamara. Tom has created a tribute site as well and we were very impressed.
We wanted to include John Jr. and his service here, so we requested permission to link to it.
We are sure you will enjoy it as much as we did.
We are honored to present the link below:
We wanted to include John Jr. and his service here, so we requested permission to link to it.
We are sure you will enjoy it as much as we did.
We are honored to present the link below:
