John W Jackson
Military
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UPL 15414
On the outside wall of Tesco's at Sudbury.
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Killed when B-17 #43-38137 crashed on takeoff at Woodhall Farm, Sudbury on 15 October 1944.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Acton
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Known as: Tescos at Sudbury
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Sudbury, Suffolk | 15 October 1944 | |
Buried |
Plot D Row 2 Grave 7 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributorusxpat
Changes
Sources
Find A Grave Memorial# 56290972
http://www.usaafdata.com
American Battle Monuments Commission
Eighth Air Force Bomber Stories, Ian McLachlan & Russell J Zorn, ©1991, 2012
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia