Elton David Jukes
Military ROLL OF HONOURCo-pilot, Manchester crew. 381st BG, 535th BS. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 42-29941 'Tarfu'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 884. The aircraft was on fire and exploded, splitting the ship in half at the ball turret. Killed in Action. Originally interred on 13 October 1943 at the Catholic cemetery in Bersenbrueck.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13091893
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15320377
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39256438
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-382247
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16014880
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tarfu
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 October 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Columbus, Pennsylvania, USA | 15 July 1920 | |
Other Killed in action |
8 October 1943 | ||
Buried |
Columbus, Pennsylvania, USA | Re-interred in Westlawn Cemetery after the war. |
Revisions
Added middle name, Born and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 152105333.
Changed spelling of first name from 'Eldon' to 'Elton': https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152105333/elton-d.-jukes
Brought in sources from duplicate records:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 884 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 884 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia