Jerome Jacobs
Military
Mustang - A documentary history - Jeffrey Ethell - 1981
Object Number - UPL 25638 - Jerome Jacobs 357th FG .
15 missions. Shot down 1 FW190 & 1 ME109 on 9/15/44 & 1 ME109 on 9/19/44 (Battle of Arnheim). Was shot down 9/19/44. Was the pilot who found the 'Tirpitz' & called it in. Plane was P-51 'Pappys Answer' #43-6813 Evaded (EVD).
Purple Heart, AM 4Oak Leaf Cluster, POW medal
1 victory 18 Sept 1944
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
New York State | 26 October 1923 | |
|
Other Evaded |
Hollland | 1 September 1944 | |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8797 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
