Jack B Eppler

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media-21389.jpeg UPL 21389 Jack Eppler - Des Moines, 306th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21389 - Jack Eppler - Des Moines, 306th BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA)

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-38093

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cap'n and his kids
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in action

12 September 1944

Born

Des Moines, Iowa

Buried

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Correction to middle initial and burial information from http://www.findagrave.com

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Jack B Eppler: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 21389 - Jack Eppler - Des Moines, 306th BG, KIA

Object number: UPL 37317 - Squadron Diaries 12 Sep 44

Object number: UPL 37322 - 12Sep 44 Thurleigh Airfield TowerLog.