Jennis M Strickland
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 23892 - Jennis M Strickland - 1945
First Lieutenant Jennis M Strickland was born July 14, 1922. His next of kin was his wife, Mrs. Kitty Strickland (Shore). He was from Silver Springs, Maryland.
On March 24, 1945, he was the pilot of B-24 tail #42-51245 of the 445th Bomb Group, 701st Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Kamanshof, Germany. He was Killed in Action and is buried in the US Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland.
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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-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA | 14 July 1922 | 1st Lieutenant Jennis M. Strickland was born July 14, 1922. His next of kin was his wife, Mrs. J.M. Strickland. He was from Silver Springs, Maryland. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 24 March 1945 | On March 24, 1945, he was the Pilot of B-24 tail #42-51245 of the 445th Bomb Group, 700st Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Kamanshof, Germany. |
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Buried |
He is buried in the US Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Birsic, ABMC, MACR 13516, 2AD Honor Roll / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13516 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
