Jerry Andrew Minor
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Object Number - UPL 56799 - Jerry A Minor
Jerry A. Minor served as a Left Waist Waist Gunner with the 508th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group stationed at Polebrook, England. He flew on 33 missions, 32 credited between 17-Jan-1945 and 20-Apr-1945.
He enlisted on 26-Apr-1943. He graduated from Flexible Gunnery School at Harlingen, Texas in August of 1944.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Huntsville, MO | 29 May 1925 | Son of George C Minor. |
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Enlisted |
Kansas City, KS | 26 April 1943 | Kansas City, Kansas |
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Died |
9 March 2000 | ||
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Buried |
Oak Hill Cemetery Butler, Bates County, MO | 12 March 2000 | Oak Hill Cemetery Butler, Bates County, Missouri |
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Based |
Polebrook | Assigned to 508BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/