Melvin R Jackson

Military

Shot down on 14 October 1943 near Maintz in B-17 #42-30709. Prisoner of War (POW)



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The smoking wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30709) of the 96th Bomb Group that has crash landed near Ingwiller, France. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-30709. Nr Ingwiller, France.'

42-30709

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

14 October 1943

Born

Los Angeles, California

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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MACR is MACR 836

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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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 834; Snetterton Falcons pg 60 & 75