Frank S Jackson

Military
media-26243.jpeg UPL 26243 Crew photo for B-17 No. 42-97465. This photo contains most of the crew members of 42-97465, but appears to be missing the pilot of that ship, Robert K. Walker. The identities of some of the others in the photo have not been confirmed. The original photo was found among the belongings of J.B. Latham.

Back row (from left to right): Lionel Havlas, Kneeland Parshley, Leland Mills, David Gerber, Frank Croft, (possibly Bruce Kustaborder).
Front row: (Undetermined), J.B. Latham, Marlin Greenawalt, (possibly Frank Jackson)

J.B. Latham photo

Object Number - UPL 26243 - Crew photo for B-17 No. 42-97465. This photo contains most of the crew members of 42-97465, but appears to be missing the pilot of that ship, Robert...

Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97465, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Scarlet Harlot
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 9 April 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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ContributorGrants Pass
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MACR 3665

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ContributorAAM
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1993 457th BGA Roster, MACR 3665 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3665 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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