William G Jamison
MilitaryB-17G 42-38157 "Four Freedoms" was severely damaged by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, Germany on 23 Mar 1944 and after falling out of formation was attacked again on the return. Eight crewman baled out over Holland, but the pilot and co-pilot returned and crash landed near Ashford, Kent. Prisoner of War.
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Four Freedoms
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of war |
23 March 1944 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3550, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces