Jack Sorkin
Military
42-31613
UPL 60235
B-17 42-31613 'Sharon Kay'
Rear L-R: Eugene E Hamblin, Donald E Bennett, Clement “Clem” J Dreyer, Fred J Michel, George Brassovan Jr, Jack Sorkin.
Front L-R: Carl W Coker, Ed Stapleton, James H McIlroy, Donald D Merrick.
Rear L-R: Eugene E Hamblin, Donald E Bennett, Clement “Clem” J Dreyer, Fred J Michel, George Brassovan Jr, Jack Sorkin.
Front L-R: Carl W Coker, Ed Stapleton, James H McIlroy, Donald D Merrick.
Assigned to 325BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Force landing in B-17 42-31613 Sharon Kay. RTD
Failed to Return (FTR) Cottbus, Germany 29-May-44 in B-17 42-37877 Popcorn Fort. Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: AM, POW, American Campaign, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
St Louis, Missouri | 11 June 1924 | Born St Louis, Missouri |
Enlisted |
St Louis Missouri | 4 August 1942 | Enlisted St Louis, Missouri |
Died |
St. Louis County, Missouri | 22 March 2017 | Died St. Louis County, Missouri |
Buried |
25 March 2017 | Interred Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery Ladue, St. Louis County, Missouri | |
Prisoner of war |
Stalag VIIA | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag VIIA |