George W Jones Jr

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media-27422.jpeg UPL 27422 Lt. George W Jones, [ Lenoir TN ], 505th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-15315 6N-Y “Miss E.T.O.” L-R Lt. Jones, Cpl. Ruby Newell who had the P-51 named for her, and crew chief S/Sgt. Anthony M Fresella, [ Bronx NY ].

Object Number - UPL 27422 - Lt. George W Jones, [ Lenoir TN ], 505th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-15315 6N-Y “Miss E.T.O.” L-R Lt. Jones, Cpl. Ruby Newell who had the P-51...

Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Madgeburg in P-51D 44-11204, hit by return fire, engine failing, baled out too low and chute didn't fully inflate before he hit the ground at Meckohn. Killed in Action (KIA). 3-Mar-45. MACR 12896.



Awards: AM (5OLC), EAME (1 x Battle Star), PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Don Helen Miss ETO
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron 505th Fighter Squadron

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Born

17 August 1924

Other

Killed in action

Möckern, Germany 3 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Madgeburg in P-51D 44-11204, hit by return fire, engine failing, baled out too low and chute didn't fully inflate before he hit the ground at Meckohn. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12896.
Lenoir City, TN, USA

Buried

Re-Interred Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia

Based

Fowlmere 3 March 1945 Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx, MACR 10203

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12896

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