Jacob Elliott Maze

Military

The 458th website mentions that Jacob Maze was Pilot John H. Combs Jr's regular Navigator, but was replaced on the 25 April 1944 mission by Eugene M. Hoag. John Combs flew B-24 #42-52335 "Admirable Little Character" on that mission and was shot down and made a Prisoner of War (POW).

Jacob Maze ended his military carreer as a Lt. Colonel in the US Air Force.

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

John Harley Combs

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14114918 at enlistment, then O-742065
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Harold F Pierce

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron 784th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-738023
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

5 October 1920 Hoisington, Barton County, Mississippi, United States

Enlisted

21 July 1942 Denver, Colorado

Died

1 October 2005 Jackson, Mississippi
Denver, Colorado

Other

served as a Navigator

in the 458th Bomb Group

Buried

Jacob Maze rests at the odd Fellows Cemetery in Aberdeen, Mississippi

Revisions

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 348

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ContributorED-BB
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Sources

www.458bg.com
WWII Draft card
WWII Enlistment records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
VA Nationwide Gravesite Locator

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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 / roster