Basic Details
Surname
Kriehauser
Forenames
John G
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
The aircraft's pilot - Lt John Kriegshauser - was posthumously
awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for saving lives on the ground
by pulling his aircraft up when the crew saw civilians in the park as
they attempted a forced landing while battle damaged en-route to their
base at RAF Chelveston, after a daylight mission to bomb a Luftwaffe
base - Aalborg airfield in Occupied Denmark.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
USAAF
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
305th Bomb Group
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
Endcliffe Park, Sheffield
Year of death
1944
Month of death
February
Day of death
22
Manner of death as stated
Air Crash
Manner of death reference
Other