Jerome A Geers

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in a mid-air collision while on a sightseeing tour of damaged Europe. 44-8198 was on a sightseeing trip to Germany two days after VE Day when it collided with 44-8813 over Braintree, Essex on 10 May 1945.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Died

10 May 1945 44-8198 was on a sightseeing trip to Germany two days after VE Day when it collided with 44-8813 over Braintree, Essex on 10 May 1945.

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ContributorJenny
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Added from the memorial at Bocking, Essex.

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ContributorAAM
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Combat Chron. 379th Bombardment Anthology, pg 343 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia