Allen V Jones
MilitaryEntered service at Nashville, TN 25 October 1942. Joined 392nd BG 2 May 1944. Rank at end of WW II was 2nd Lt. Pilot-Hans G. Belitz. Shot down 21 June 1944 in B-24 #42-110027. Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III 26 June 1944 - 27 January 1945. Stalag VIIA 3 February 1945 - 9 May 1945. Liberated 29 April 1945.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A pathfinder B-24 Liberator of the 577th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Note radar gear under nose/cockpit area!' Handwritten and printed caption on reverse: '392BG 577SQ.' On reverse: John E. Bode Aug 05 1964 [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414153.jpg.webp?itok=qGPtoDSE)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fruitport, Michigan, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 21 June 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6158 / MACR 6158 self / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database