Jake S Colvin Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by flak and crashed N of Brunswick, GR on a mission to Brunswick on 29 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-30800 'Cock O' the Walk'. Killed in Action (KIA). This was a 452nd BG crew flying a 388th BG a/c.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Cock O' The Walk" of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '388th BG.'

42-30800

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cock O The Walk
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Events

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Killed in action

29 February 1944

Born

Chester, South Carolina

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

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Added a connection to A/C #42-30800 listed in the "Summary biography".

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ABMC, MACR 2893, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia