WWII · Battle Death Record
John Seerley
Major, U.S. Army Air Forces · Illinois
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- John Seerley
- Entered the Service From
- Illinois
- Rank
- Major
- Service
- U.S. Army Air Forces
- Unit / Regiment
- Headquarters, VIII Fighter Command, Eighth Air Force
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- August 21, 1943
- Awards
- Silver Star, Air Medal, Purple Heart
- Burial / Memorial
- Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, England
- Grave
- Plot C, Row 3, Grave 13
Their story
John Joseph Seerley Jr. was a World War I pursuit pilot and flying ace credited with shares in five aerial victories with the 13th Aero Squadron, and was Iowa's only WWI ace. He rejoined the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II, serving as a major at the headquarters of VIII Fighter Command in England. He was killed in a vehicle (non-combat) accident near Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, on August 21, 1943, and is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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