Robert Luther Jackson
Military
Rear L-R :- Chardi (P), Beall (B), Pohl(N), House (CP)
Front: Order unknown - Sgt's Robert Jackson (TG), Ernest Lacross (WG), Ray Sheppard (ENG), John Leonard (WG), James Magruder (BTG)
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 56652 - Chardi crew. 447BG Rear L-R :- Chardi (P), Beall (B), Pohl(N), House (CP) Front: Order unknown - Sgt's Robert Jackson (TG), Ernest Lacross (WG),...
Assigned to 710BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 12-May-44 in B-17 42-97815. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 4770
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH, POW, Legion d'Honneur, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742285
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Port Arthur, Texas, USA | 18 October 1920 | Son of Joseph C. and Orene Esther [Foster] Jackson. |
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Enlisted |
Houston, TX | 25 August 1942 | Houston, Texas |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 12 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
Vidor, TX | 3 May 2018 | Robert Luther Jackson, 97, a long time resident of Vidor, Texas passed away on May 3, 2018 at Vidor Health and Rehab. He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene of Orange, Texas and worked as an accountant for Gulf Oil and retired after working there for 40 years. Robert served his country in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a prisoner of war and won the French Legion Medal of Honor and a Purple Heart. He enjoyed fishing, camping, and playing golf in his spare time. His service will be held at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor on Saturday, May 5, 2018 with visitation starting at 10:00 a.m. and funeral services at 11:00 a.m. The graveside will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, Texas at 2:30 p.m. He is survived by his wife of 76 years Mary, one daughter, one son, brother, 4 grandsons, and 8 great grandchildren. He was preceded death by infant son Robert L. Jackson Jr., parents, 4 sisters and 3 brothers. |
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Buried |
Greenlawn Memorial Park Groves, Jefferson County, TX | 6 May 2018 | Greenlawn Memorial Park Groves, Jefferson County, Texas |
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Based Evaded |
Rattlesden | 12 May 1944 | Assigned to 710BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4770 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database