Linwood F Jones

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) on 26-Feb-43 in B-24D 41-23777 'Maisey', 44BG/66BS while serving as Right Waist Gunner. The aircraft was attacked by German fighters, exploded in mid-air and crashed near Willbroksmoor, Germany. NY Times war correspondent Robert Post was aboard.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Maisie
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

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Born

Buried

Buried originally by the Germans in the Evangelical Parish Cemetery at Bad Zwischenahn, Germany. Re-interred in the Ardennes American Cemetery in the same plot and row as his crew mates and after the war his remains were repatriated to Greenville, South Carolina.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

26 February 1943 Killed when the aircraft was attacked by fighters, exploded in mid-air and crashed near Willbroksmoor, Germany.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 21-Jun-2015. Added decorations and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records; MACR 16067; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added KIA event and location; Added A/C model number and Unit designations in Biography. Added loss details in Summary Biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; and MACR 16067.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16067 / MACR 16067, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 81, The 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Lundy pp. p. 52-54, The Writing 69th by Jim Hamilton p. 156 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database