Jacob C Shively
MilitaryOn 17 November, 1942, after leaving the target area near St. Nazaire, B-17F 41-24496 'Chenault's Pappy' was attacked by FW190s. The TTG Aulenbach was killed and 3 crew members as the plane suffered severe damage. A/C landed at Exeter. He was WIA. He flew on Maurice Salada crew. Completed 8 missions. He was hospitalized from 17 Nov 1942 to 23 Mar 1943 at Lands End, Oxford, Diddington.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chennault's Pappy
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
11 February 2002 | ||
Born |
Fayetteville, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 26-Nov-2014. Aircraft connection per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hery MBE.
Lee Cunningham 3-Nov-2014. Association of wounded event from description and mission/aircraft association.
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Volume I by Bishop and Hey p. 46, First Over Germany pg. 48, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia