Jack Donald Cornett
MilitaryAssigned to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 375FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep Etaples A/D in P-47 42-75219. Strafed A/D, hit by flak, oil obscuring the windscreen and on fire, bellied in 20 miles SW of A/D. Crashed near Merville on 27-Apr-44 Evaded (EVD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- 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-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 375th Fighter Squadron
Events
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Born |
8 January 1923 | ||
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Enlisted |
28 December 1941 | ||
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Based |
9 April 1944 - 27 April 1944 | Transferred to 375FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Evaded (EVD) |
27 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep Etaples A/D in P-47 42-75219. Strafed A/D, hit by flak, Crashed near Merville on 27-Apr-44 Evaded (EVD). | |
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Other Crashed |
21 December 1944 | Taxiing Accident Fort Sumner AAF, NM Cat 3 damage Lt Jack D Cornett, 21-Dec-44. UC-78 43-32033 - 267CCTS 2AF | |
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Other Crashed |
29 April 1953 | Taxiing Accident Oxnard AFB, CA Cat 3 damage Lt Jack D Cornett, 29-Apr-53. T-33A 51-8751 - 354FIS 533ADG | |
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Died |
14 September 1986 | ||
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Born |
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Based |
9 April 1944 | Assigned to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Willamette National Cemetery Portland, Multnomah County, OR |
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