Shedrick Evans Jones

Military

He was assigned to the James A. Johnston crew. Reported to group on 19 Jun 1942.

On 13 January 1943 in B-17F 41-24471 'Four of a Kind' while serving as Bombardier the aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17F 41-24498 306BF/369BS and broke in two just north of the target of Lille, France. He was thrown clear, parachuted safely, and was captured. Prisoner of War (POW)



POW, AM

Connections

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

People

Frank J Jacknik

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20622635 and O-725983
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

James A Johnston

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18002305 and O-406692
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'

41-24471

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Four of a Kind
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Missions

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Antonio, Texas 8 June 1920

Enlisted

San Antonio, Texas, United States 2 January 1942 as an Aviation Cadet in the Air Corps

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 13 January 1943 - 12 June 1945 Held at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia (now Poland) moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 12-Jun-45.

Died

Frisco, Texas, United States 4 November 2008

Buried

Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 15502 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

Changed font of middle name

Date
ContributorED-BB
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Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 15502

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2015. Added Map location to POW event.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2015. Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission, added decorations within existing website data; Added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Added mid-air event and details to Description per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE, also reference MACR 15502.

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 15502, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 63; First Over Germany page 63, NARA, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, Combat Crews / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…