Jack Ellsworth Danby
Military
Shared with the American Air Museum by Jack Ellsworth Danby's daughter, Maureen Danby Adams-Abbott.
Object Number - UPL 29384 - Jack Ellsworth Danby
Jack Danby served as a navigator with the 509th Bomb Squadron of the 351st Bomb Group, who flew bombing missions out of Polebrook, England. His first mission was on the 21 May 1943 striking submarine pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
On 31 December 1943, on his 18th mission, he was flying in B-17 #4237731 on a mission to Bordeaux when it was shot down. He successfully bailed out and was taken as a Prisoner of War (POW). He was held at Stalag Luft I.
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Units served with
People
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ol’ Jackson ; That Frisco Kid
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron 510th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron 510th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Super Ball
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Spokane, WA, USA | 27 September 1941 | Jack Danby worked as a teacher before the war. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Belgium | 31 December 1943 | |
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Other Married Ann Hovila |
Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 30 July 1945 | At Fort Douglas chapel |
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Born |
Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA | ||
| Kootenai County, ID, USA | |||
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Died |
Revisions
Correspondence with Maureen Danby Adams-Abbott
Also removed connection to 510th BS and replaced with connection to 509th BS. See missions linked to from this 351st BG web page: http://www.351st.org/loadlist/search.php?type=s&serial=O-728350
Wedding announcement in The Salt Lake Tribune newspaper published on Sunday, Aug 5, 1945 via newspapers.com
Correspondence with Jack Ellsworth Danby's daughter, Maureen Danby Adams-Abbott.
Also:
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=2&cat=all&tf…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1984 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database