Jack Smith Ford

Military
media-30843.jpeg UPL 30843 Henry J. Rodgers Crew
388th BG - 562nd Bomb Squadron
B-17F-45-BO #42-3295 "Tech Supply"

Standing L to R: Jerome I. Flohr (N), Henry J. Rodgers (P), L.B. Lewis (CP), Seldon B. Smith (B)

Kneeling L to R": William D. Sawyer (WG), Kelly Hill (WG), Edward C. Pawlicki (BTG), Jack Smith Ford (TG), Joseph E. Hallam (R/O), Edward L. Franklin (FE) 388th Bomb Group collection

Object Number - UPL 30843 - Henry J. Rodgers Crew 388th BG - 562nd Bomb Squadron B-17F-45-BO #42-3295 "Tech Supply" Standing L to R: Jerome I. Flohr (N), Henry J. Rodgers...

24 AUG 1943 after takeoff from N. Africa, shuttlerun to Regensburg, A/C B-17 #42-30230 'Homesick Angel' ran out of gas and crashed in cornfield in Suffolk.



DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PUC

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-733729
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A crashed B-17F Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-30230) nicknamed "Homesick Angel", 24 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(GAD-15-4-388)(24-8-43)(A/C No. 230230 Type B-17F)." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Rodgers. See note. Homesick Angel.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Homesick Angel
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group, and their mascot "Peggy", with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3295) nicknamed "Tech Supply". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'L to R: J I Flohr, H J Rodgers, P Lewis, S B Smith, W Sawyer, K Hill, E Pawlicki, J Ford, J Hallam, E Franklin, "Peggy".'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tech Supply / Wailuiku Maid
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ramp Tramp

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Harmony, North Carolina 14 February 1923

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK 24 July 1943 - 20 December 1943

Enlisted

Fort Bragg, NC, USA 14 February 1946 Re-enlistment

Died

Florida, USA 4 February 2005

Buried

Bushnell, FL 33513, USA 8 February 2005 Florida National Cemetery • Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida, USA Plot Sec 1D ROW 2A, Site 2
Caldwell County, NC, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p.254-5 with picture of plane

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