Burke William Jay
MilitaryAssigned to 20BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Pilsen, Czech in B-17 42-97739 9-Dec-44; Hit by flak, partial crew bale-out, crash landed near Linz, Austria. Baled out and captured. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 10139
Awards: AM (2OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 20th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13082008 / O-755803
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 20th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Philadelphia, PA | 13 September 1921 | Son of James W and Vernie B Jay. |
Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 9 December 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Other Baled out POW |
Linz, Austria | 9 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Pilsen, Czech in B-17 42-97739 9-Dec-44; Hit by flak, partial crew bale-out, crash landed near Linz, Austria. Baled out and captured. POW MACR 10139 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 9 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
13 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
13 April 1996 | ||
Riverton, NJ |
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