WORCESTER U.S. Army Air Corps Tech/Sgt. John D. Foley had flown in 48 successful bombing missions in Europe as a radio gunner in World War II.
That was quite a run for the Worcester native who grew up with his parents and three siblings at 377 Lovell St. But the run would would come to an end on his 49th mission April 19, 1945, when the bomber plane he was in crashed shortly after take-off from the U.S. base in Perrone, France. All six crew members were killed. Foley was 28. Back in Worcester were his wife, Elizabeth, and young daughter, Pamela.