New England Air Museum
John G. Neil

 

Recent Address:

1870 S. Nile Ct., Aurora, CO 80012-5226/

Email:

 

Family Information:

 

Hometown:

Akron, OH

Date Entered Service:

March 30, 1942

 

Service Number:

13183

Bomb Group:

444th

Squadron:

676th

Location of Unit:

Great Bend, KS

Missions Flown:

28

Hump Missions Flown:

Unknown

 

Targets:

 

Awards/Decorations:

Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters.

Service Schools Attended:

Master Navigation ; Intelligence Director

 

Military Specialty(ies):

Bombardier; Navigator

 

Rank Upon Discharge:

Colonel

 

Crew Type:

Flight crew

Airplane Serial No.& Name:

 

 

Were you a POW?

No

Were you interned?

No

Date Transferred from the 58th:

 

 

Date Discharged from the 58th:

 

 

Post-WWII Military Service:

 

Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s):

 

Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing:

 

Comments:

Col. John G. Neil (retired) passed away on July 20, 2012.

 

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