Benjamin R Jones
MilitaryOn a a test hop 2 engines cut out when the fuel selector valves were switched incorrectly. B-24L #44-49279 crashed. Spent 6 months in hospital in England with broken back.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hammond Lake, Indiana/Bloomington, Indiana | 9 May 1920 | |
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Died |
15 May 2005 | ||
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Buried |
Austin, Texas |
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Sources
389th Newsletter Winter 2009, 389th BG Roster, Son / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia