Frank J Jacknik
MilitaryOn 13 January 1943 in B-17F 41-24471 'Four of a Kind' while serving as Navigator the aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17F 41-24498 306BG/369BS which broke the aircraft in two just north of the target of Lille, France. He was either thrown clear or managed to scramble out of the aircraft and was captured. Prisoner of War (POW).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6566605
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15082151
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20346830
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36321915
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | 7 October 1915 | |
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Enlisted |
Jacksonville Army Airfield, Jacksonville, Florida, United States | 22 November 1941 | as an Aviation Cadet in the Air Corps |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Żagań, Poland | 13 January 1943 - 26 May 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan/Zagan, Poland. On the forced march to Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria. Liberated by Gen. Patton's troops. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 26-May-45 |
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Died |
Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Revisions
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2015. Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added POW camp, RMC date and map location to POW Event; edited Description with mid-air details per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; also reference MACR 15502.
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 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15502 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database