Theodore Murray Jackson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-31613.jpeg UPL 31613 Lead crew on a bombing mission to Bremen, Germany, pose in front of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 'Satans Workshop'. 303rd Bomb Group, England. 8 October 1943.

Rear L-R: Lt Theodore M Jackson, Lt Lawrence E Effinger, Capt John J Casello, 1Lt Jack B Fawcett, Major Walter K Shayler, Lt George Molnar.

Front L-R: T/Sgt Anthony Calco, S/Sgt Truly Ponder, S/Sgt Carlyle A Frost,T/Sgt Hugh S Carnathan, S/Sgt Johnnie E Gray.

Object Number - UPL 31613 - Lead crew on a bombing mission to Bremen, Germany, pose in front of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 'Satans Workshop'. 303rd Bomb Group, England. 8...

Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed shortly after takeoff on a local night training mission in B-17F 42-29930 'Miss Patricia'. 23-Oct-43. Died non Battle (DNB)



Awards: AM.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17061485 / O-737961
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Qui-nine the bitter dose, miss patricia
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Boston, MA 22 July 1919 Son of John Belcher "Murray" and Alice W [Weilhart] Jackson.

Enlisted

Boston, MA, USA 17 March 1941 Boston, Massachusetts

Died

Keyston, Huntingdon PE28 0RF, UK 23 October 1943 Crashed shortly after takeoff on a local night training mission in B-17F 42-29930 'Miss Patricia'. 23-Oct-43. Died non Battle (DNB)

Buried

24 October 1943 Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot C Row 2 Grave 31

Based

Molesworth 23 October 1943 Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 350

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