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Last Rank
Staff Sergeant
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Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 748-Airplane Mechanic-Gunner, Flight Engineer
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Last AFSC Group
Air Crew (Enlisted)
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Primary Unit
1943-1944, AAF MOS 748, 9th Air Force
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Service Years
1942 - 1944
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1921 |
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Canty, John H., SSgt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Winsted |
Last Address
Not Specified |
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Casualty Date
Jun 22, 1944 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died while Missing |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
France |
Conflict
World War II/European-African-Middle Eastern Theater |
Location of Interment
American Cemetery - Normandy, France |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Tablets of the Missing |
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1943-1943, AAF MOS 748, 8th Air Force
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1943-1944, AAF MOS 748, 555th Bombardment Squadron, Medium
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1943-1944, AAF MOS 748, 386th Bombardment Group, Medium
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1943-1944, AAF MOS 748, 9th Air Force
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Last Known Activity
SSgt. John H. Canty entered the Army Air Corps in Hartford, Connecticut on 17 July 1942. Prior to his entry into the USAAF, he was an inspector for Hudson Wire Company, Winsted, Connecticut.
He received training at MacDill Field, Tampa, Florida,; Lake Charles AAB, Louisiana; and gunnery school at Lowery Field, Denver, Colorado.
In the ETO, he served as a gunner and flight engineer aboard B-26 (tail number 42-96087), flying with the 555th Bombardment Squadron (M), 386th Bombardment Group (M) at RAF Great Dunmow, Easton-Lodge, Essex, England (USAAF Station 164). Initially based at RAF Boxted, England in June-September 1943.
On 22 June 1944, his aircraft was shot down by heavy flak that hit the bomb bay section of the aircraft bringing it down 2 milies west-south-west of Chateau, Caen, France at 2128 hrs. (Note: between the villages of Baron-sur-Odon and Gavrus, France.)
Crew:
Lt. Col. Don L. Weiss, pilot (Iowa)
1st Lt. Axel P. Slustrop, co-pilot (Oregon)
1st Lt. David Meserow, bombardier (Illinois)
1st Lt. George H. Hazlett, Jr., navigator (Massachusetts)
Capt.. Orville D. Thatcher, passenger (Iowa)
TSgt. Robert E. Perkins, radio operator-gunner (Pennsylvania)
SSgt. John H. Canty, engineer-gunner (Connecticut)
SSgt. Thomas J. McCaslin, tail-gunner (Nebraska)
His remains were never found.
In 1995, the remains of the following men were interred in Arlington National Cemetery:
Lt. Col. Donald Weiss
1st Lt. Axel P. Slustrop
1st Lt. David Meserow
1st Lt. George H. Hazlett, Jr.
SSgt. Cantry was awarded the DFC for "Valor", AIr Medal w/ Silver Oak Leaf and 4 Bronze Leaves. He was awarded the DFC "V" following his 25th mission, according to news accounts.
Note: Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 6283
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Comments/Citation
Notes:
Note: The Squadron arrived in England in June 1943, but exact date of the arrival of this aircraft and crew is not known. Initially assigned to the 8th Air Force, it was transferred to the 9th Air Force in October 1943.
Remains have been recovered.
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