Winthrop A Jackson

Military

Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 #42-31274 'Sea Hag', Returned to base. Flew total of 23 missions. Flew his last mission as command pilot of Crew #40 on board 'Satan's Playmate' #42-97510 on a mission to V-1 Rocket sites near Sottevast, France. Two aircraft were lost over target due to continuously tracking flak guns. Another aircraft blew up over the English Channel trying to return. "Satan's Playmate" was bracketed by flak over the target. #4 engine was knocked out and Jackson was seriously wounded. He spent 9 months convalescing in an English hospital and never flew combat again.



Air Medal with 3/Oak Leaf Cluster; Purple Heart

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in a single row in front of a military airplane.

Aldo Joseph Gregori

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33192689
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-31274

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sea Hag
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Waterbury, Conn 9 December 1915

Died

21 January 1991

Buried

Columbus, Ohio

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial numbers in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1768/son, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…