Russell D Jones

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 8 July 1944 in aircraft #43-37347.



MACR 7224 contains a report of his identification and initial burial. He was found dead at the crash site. He could not be identified by his ID tags. He was instead identified by a 'shield with chain' worn around his left arm. Engraved on the shield were the words 'HANDS OFF THIS GUY IS MINE, SARA. Russ Jones 33562669'

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-37747

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Baltimore, MD, USA 8 March 1943

Died

60240 Boubiers, France 8 July 1944

Buried

60240 Boubiers, France 9 August 1944 Buried at the cemetery at Boubiers, France.

Buried

Other

Evaded

60240 Boubiers, France 8 July 1944

Born

Cheyenne, WY, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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ContributorLucy May
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From:
MACR 7224
Enlistment record: http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=20&cat=all&tf…
ABMC page: http://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WWI…

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

ABMC, MACR 7224 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7224 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database