Jack Damon Blanchard
MilitaryAssigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) area support mission to Nijmegen hit by light, but intense and accurate flak, abandoned A/C P-51D 44-13996 near Gennep, Holland 23-Sep-44 Evaded (EVD). MACR 9158.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF taking command as Lt Colonel of 373rd Fighter Group Apr-Jun 1951 and again in Jan - Apr 1952. Rose to rank of Colonel before retiring.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Santa Monica, CA, USA | 1 November 1915 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort MacArthur, Meyler Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90731, USA | 9 September 1940 | Fort MacArthur San Pedro California |
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Other Crashed |
Glendale, AZ, USA | 21 July 1942 | Baled Out due to Structural Failure 5 miles SW of Luke Field, AZ Cat 5 damage Capt Jack D Blanchard, 21-Jul-42. P-40G 39-220 - 66ABSq Luke Field, Phoenix, AZ |
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Based |
Bodney | 29 August 1944 - 23 September 1944 | Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Evaded (EVD) |
Belgium | 23 September 1944 | Evaded (EVD). |
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Other Shot down / baled out |
6591 Gennep, Netherlands | 23 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) area support mission to Nijmegen hit by light, but intense and accurate flak, abandoned A/C P-51D 44-13996 near Gennep, Holland 23-Sep-44 Evaded (EVD). MACR 9158. |
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Died |
Newport Beach, CA, USA | 9 August 2004 | |
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Buried |
Riverside, CA, USA | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside Riverside County California USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9158 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list