William L Jones

Military

On 26-Feb-43 while serving as the Left Waist Gunner on B-1F7 41-24623, 305BG/365BS the aircraft sustained damage from AA fire over the target at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. He was able to bail out and was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW). The aircraft was then shot down by German fighters and crashed into the Jadebusen (Jade Bight) just east of Wilhelmshaven.



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 26 February 1943 - 21 July 1945 Held at Stalag 17B, Braunau-Genikendorf (near Krems), Austria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 21-Jul-45.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected a misspelled word in the "Summary biography".

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 20-Jun-2015. Added service number and POW event per MACR 16054; Added decorations per existing website data Added loss details to Summary Biography and location to POW event per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Added Place, Aircraft and Mission connections within existing website data; Added POW date, A/C model number ,unit associations and crew position to Summary Biography. NARA POW database.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor