Jack Owen Bussard

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media-29722.jpeg UPL 29722 Lt. Jack O Bussard, Columbus, OH, 362nd Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-15607 G4-S “Li’l Mary”.

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Object Number - UPL 29722 - Lt. Jack O Bussard, Columbus, OH, 362nd Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-15607 G4-S “Li’l Mary”.

Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Lost in fatal crash at Cuneo, Italy. 30-Oct-45. Transfer flight in C-46 42-100829 from Neubiberg, Germany to Nice, France flew into mountain side Died non Battle (DNB). MACR 15451.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-100829

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group

44-15607

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Ticket to Lorraine Lil Mary
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Franklin County, OH, USA 17 November 1922

Enlisted

Columbus, OH, USA 9 November 1942

Based

Transferred

Leiston 19 December 1944 - 18 January 1945 Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

Leiston 18 January 1945 - 30 October 1945 Transferred to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Leiston IP16, UK 5 April 1945 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Died

Killed in Training (KIT)

12100 Cuneo, Province of Cuneo, Italy 30 October 1945 Lost in fatal crash at Cuneo, Italy. 30-Oct-45. Transfer flight in C-46 42-100829 from Neubiberg, Germany to Nice, France flew into mountain side Died non Battle (DNB). MACR 15451.

Buried

Green Lawn Cemetery Columbus Franklin County Ohio, USA

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