467th Bombardment Group (H)
Research Site
Shirk, John Joseph
Information
Name
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
Shirk
John
Joseph

Serial Number
Officer:
O-928121
Birth Info
Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:
02 Jan 1920

Philadelphia
Philadelphia Co.
Pennsylvania, United States
Residence
Place of Residence:
130 E Wayne Terrance
Collingswood
Camden Co.
New Jersey
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:

Place of Enlistment:
25 Sep 42

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:

Returned to US Method:
Unknown at this time

Air - Northern Route
Discharge Info
Date:

Place:
Unknown at this time

Unknown at this time
Passing Info
Date of Death:

Place of Death:

29 Dec 2010

Cherry Hill
Camden Co.
New Jersey, United States

Cemetery:


Unknown at this time

Notes
Topic
No Notes at this time
No
Image Gallery
Available
at this Time
Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
05 Mar 45
Roster of Officers
791st
Second Lieutenant
Pilotage Navigator
29 May 45
RZI Orders
791st
First Lieutenant
O-1035 - Bombardier
Bombardier
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
144
12 Dec 44
Hanau
789th
Bombardier
42-95187
148
26 Dec 44
Niederlahnstein
789th
Bombardier
42-95115
Topper II
150
28 Dec 44
Neunkirchen
789th
Bombardier
44-10488
Massilon Tiger
155
02 Jan 45
Remagen
789th
Pilotage Navigator
42-52590
E Pluribus Aluminum
160
13 Jan 45
Rudesheim
789th
Pilotage Navigator
42-51289
162
16 Jan 45
Dresden
789th
Pilotage Navigator
42-51289
164
29 Jan 45
Munster
789th
Pilotage Navigator
44-10502
166
03 Feb 45
Magdeburg
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-50816
167
06 Feb 45
Magdeburg
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-50816
172
15 Feb 45
Magdeburg
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-48860
179
24 Feb 45
Bielefeld
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-48860
181
26 Feb 45
Eberswalde
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-51671
184
01 Mar 45
Ingolstadt
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-48860
186
03 Mar 45
Nienburg
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-52599
192
11 Mar 45
Kiel
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-48860
193
12 Mar 45
Swinemunde
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-48860
195
15 Mar 45
Zossen
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-50949
201
22 Mar 45
Kitzingen
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-51832
203
24 Mar 45
Nordhorn
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-49513
206
30 Mar 45
Wilhelmshaven
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-48860
211
06 Apr 45
Halle
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-50250
School Daze
213
08 Apr 45
Unterschlauersbach
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-50325
217
14 Apr 45
Pointe De Grave
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-49591
221
20 Apr 45
Zweisel
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-49591
Total Flights: 27
Total Combat: 26
Total Dispatched: 26
Total Credited: 26
Stories
Date
Topic
Author
No known stories at this time
Diary Entries
Date
Type
Author
No known Diary Entries at this time