Jerome S Yosick
Military ROLL OF HONOURJerome Yosick was Co-Pilot and GEE Navigator on B-26 Serial #42-107588 on the 14 January 1945 mission to bomb the bridge at Steinebrück, Saint-Vith, Belgium. He is reported as Killed in Action (KIA), but the cause of his death is not known. He rests at the Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium (Plot B Row 43 Grave 1.)
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16049634
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio, United States | 7 March 1941 | |
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Died |
near Saint-Vith, Belgium | 14 January 1945 | T/Sgt Pippinn radio operator on his crew states in a 30 August 1945 letter that Lt Yosick had jumped immediately after him, did not notice anything wrong with his parachute and could supply no other information about Lt Yosick’s fate. Either Lt Yosick's parachute did not open or he survived but was killed later, in circumstances unknown, as the Battle of the Bulge was still raging in the area. |
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Born |
Ohio | the son of Stephen F. and Caroline E. Yosick | |
| Wadsworth, Shelby County, Ohio, United States | |||
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Buried |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
MACR 11926
NARA WWII Enlistment records
ABMC website
Personal research on the plane and crew
Combat Chronology, WWII Memorial / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia