Clifford R Jones
MilitaryB-17 #42-5057 crashed into Channel on 6 September 1943. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12004109 at enlistment, then O-670748
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dry Martini & the Cocktail Kids 4th
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 6 September 1943 - 12 June 1945 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
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Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
ContributorAAM
Changes
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1343 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database