Joseph L Jones

Military
media-31532.jpeg UPL 31532 Col. Elliott Vandevanter, Jr., third from left, commander of an 8th Air force Flying Fortress group, is shown with the officers who flew with him in the first invasion day bombing attack on French coastal positions. Col. Vandevanter, 26, led a fortress combat wing.

L-R: 1st Lt Roddy L Berry, 2nd Lt Joseph L Jones , Colonel Elliott Vandevanter Jr, 1st Lt Jack G W Batty.

Object Number - UPL 31532 - Col. Elliott Vandevanter, Jr., third from left, commander of an 8th Air force Flying Fortress group, is shown with the officers who flew with him in...

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed on 10/6/44 in B-17 #448143

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Akron, Ohio, USA

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 6 October 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9516 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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