Joseph Percy Acker
MilitaryAssigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. Bill Trimble crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield in B-17 #42-40002 19-Jun-44; force landed Le Pouyau. Evaded capture (EVD). See the page with details about his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fackerjp.html
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13054628 / O-670027
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-36895
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Freckles, Umbriago
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little moe
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Maggie
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Boots
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Round Tripper
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
West Blocton, AL | 14 December 1916 | |
Enlisted |
Montgomery, AL | 7 January 1942 | Montgomery, Alabama |
Other Evaded |
Le Pouyau, France | 19 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield in B-17 #42-40002 19-Jun-44; force landed Le Pouyau. Evaded capture (EVD) |
Other Discharged USAAF |
21 August 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
17 February 1951 | ||
Buried |
Green Pond Presbyterian Church CemeteryGreen Pond, Bibb County, AL | 20 February 1951 | Green Pond Presbyterian Church Cemetery Green Pond, Bibb County, Alabama |
Based |
Deenethorpe | 19 June 1944 | Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/321073162
https://www.fold3.com/image/604873616
https://www.fold3.com/record/83290446/joseph-p-acker-wwii-army-enlistme…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=964
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=13501
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55924261/joseph-p-acker
MACR 6001 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database