Tarro, John Peter

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Tarro, John Peter ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-786366 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #56 dated 13 March 1945, effective 13 March 1945.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	10 December 1945
Results	Killed In Service Final Resting Place or Memorial: Sylvan Cemetery, Citrus Heights, California
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 28 March 1945 per General Orders #301, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 11 April 1945.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 3 November 1922 Killed in a crash during a ferry flight in bad weather in France, on 10 December 1945.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 45-12-10-503⇓ (15.444 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Montgomery, Robert W⇗	Pilot	FCMEW
2nd Lt. Tarro, John Peter	Co-pilot	KIS
2nd Lt. Goldsmith, Alan E⇗	Navigator	FCMEW
2nd Lt. Brockett, Wendell Greene⇗	Bombardier	TR
CPL. O'Brien, Robert E⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TBD
S/SGT. Knapp, Thomas Henry⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TR
SGT. Baird, Robert Samuel⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	FCMEW
S/SGT. Glass, Lois Vernon⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Dufour, Ralph Kenneth⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 8 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6892⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
299⇗	28 March 1945	Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
310⇗	14 April 1945	Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France	Co-pilot	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
311⇗	15 April 1945	Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France	Co-pilot	43‑38974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
312⇗	16 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6892⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
313⇗	17 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
314⇗	19 April 1945	Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
316⇗	25 April 1945	Target: Skoda Armament Works Type: Industry Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia	Co-pilot	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
--	10 December 1945	None Non-combat sortie	Passenger	43‑39236⇗	Crashed in bad weather while attempting a landing. Two crew and 3 passengers were killed, while three crew suffered major injuries. Sortie Report⇗

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