Herbert R Jackson
Military
Personal Estate of Norman F. Christian
Object Number - UPL 37887 - Left - 2nd Lt. Herbert R. Jackson (Co-Pilot), Right - 2nd Lt. Bruce K. Bockstanz (Navigator)
POW Shot down by flak and crashed at Koblenz on 7/19/44 in B-17 'Silver Slipper' #42-32045
According to Bockstanz, "we were hit on the bomb run. Two engines were knocked out but we managed to stay with the formation. [Incomplete ...]
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-706674
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Slipper
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Selmar, Tennessee, USA | ||
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 19 July 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7411 / MACR 7411; Snetterton Falcons, pg 169, 178, 318 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
