Jack Q Means

Military
media-27020.jpeg UPL 27020 "Wise Guys" B-17 Flying Fortress Crew- Back row standing Left to Right: Charlie Sears-Toggler, Hugh Arthur-Engineer, Robert E. Hinzman-Tail gunner, Victor Jacquot, Ball-turret gunner, Front row squatting Left to Right: James Thompson Jr.-Radioman, Donald A. Phillips-Navigator, Lester Allen Wise-Pilot, Jack Q. Means-Co-pilot, Mayhew Hillman-Waist gunner

Virginia Wise, eldest daughter of Lester Allen Wise--personal knowledge

Object Number - UPL 27020 - "Wise Guys" B-17 Flying Fortress Crew- Back row standing Left to Right: Charlie Sears-Toggler, Hugh Arthur-Engineer, Robert E. Hinzman-Tail gunner,...

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Swoose

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Van Buren County, Arkansas 10 June 1920

Died

Yountville, Napa, California 2 October 2013

Buried

Redding, California Northern California Veterans Cemetery at Redding

Based

Great Ashfield

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Ancestry.com

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Virginia Wise, eldest daughter of Lester Allen Wise, who flew as pilot with Jack Q. Means as co-pilot.

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Virginia Wise-personal knowledge

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