The John G. Jellison crew: 711th Squadron
This 1/48 scale model of 42-31096 The Squirming Squaw was built by Ed VanBrabant in 2023, to honor his wife’s cousin Pilot John Jellison. It is featured on the Group’s page for Models of 447th BG aircraft.
Flights with John G. Jellison listed as Pilot
These lists are NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.
| 447th Mission (Date) | Target | Plane Number | Notes |
| #3 (31-Dec-43) | Cognac, France | 42-31184 | |
| #6 (07-Jan-44) | Ludwigshafen, Germany | 42-31096 | |
| #7 (11-Jan-44) | Brunswick, Germany | 42-31096 | Ret’d, not attack |
| #10 (24-Jan-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | 42-31096 | Not attack |
| #12 (30-Jan-44) | Brunswick, Germany | 42-31204 | |
| #13 (03-Feb-44) | Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 42-31096 | Returned |
| #14 (04-Feb-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | 42-31204 | |
| #16 (06-Feb-44) | Evreux-Fauville, France | 42-31124 | ABORT Gas leak |
| #18 (10-Feb-44) | Brunswick, Germany | 42-31096 | MISSING |
Email from Ed VanBrabant:
John Jellison married, had a son, and then was divorced. He never remarried. If I remember right, he passed away in the 70’s? Sadly, his son passed away in the 2010’s, and his son never married. In any case, we could find no other relatives to contact when we discovered my wife’s cousin was a B-17 pilot.
Some photos/information provided by:
- Ed VanBrabant; family of Pilot John Jellison