Lloyd S Jackson
Military
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Object Number - UPL 54113 - S/Sgt Lloyd S Jackson, 381BG.
Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Martyniak crew. On mission to Kerlin-Bastard, France 8-Jun-44 in B-17 42-97238 'Our Captain'; Ditched in channel 30 miles W of Jersey due to flak damage, rescued by ASR. RTD
Re-assigned to Houston crew. On first mission with new crew in B-17 44-6148 'Smashin Thru' crashed after take off due to mech failures. A/C exploded. Killed in Action (KIA) 13-Jul-44.
Awards: AM, BS, PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37501550
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball turret
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14133781
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17113431
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37658837
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32073896 / O-757387
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sweet Patootie
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Our Captain
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Smashing Thru
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 July 1944
- Date: 8 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Akron, OH, USA | 17 May 1920 | Son of Louis and Bessie Jackson. |
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Other Ditched |
30 miles W of Jersey | 8 June 1944 | Ditched just north of the Channel Islands while part of crew of 42-97238 'Our Captain'. |
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Died |
Vicinity of Great Yeldham | 13 July 1944 | 1st mission with new crew in B-17 44-6148 'Smashin Thru' crashed after take off due to mech failures. A/C exploded. KIA 13-Jul-44. |
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Buried |
14 July 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery | |
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Buried |
Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell, Lincoln County, NE | Re-Interred Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraksa | |
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Based |
Ridgewell | 13 July 1944 | Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763072?rec=299353776
D-Day Bombers: The Veterans' Story By Stephen Darlow
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=98013
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/44-6148-smashing-thru/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10196655/lloyd-s_-jackson
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
