Raymond Joseph Jablonski

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Zetteritz on 7/20/44 in B-17 'Section 8' #42-37974, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37974

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Section 8
  • Unit: 544th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Zetteritz, Germany 20 July 1944

Born

Chicago, Illinois

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Added middle name from info in the A/C 42-37974 "Description" section.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity. Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=78548

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7278, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…