Jack H King
MilitaryShot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-102448. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mexican Hay Ride
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Ottumwa, Iowa, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 29 April 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added S/N per MACR 4242 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28623446/42?terms=102448,42
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4242 / MACR 4242, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database