David C Jelinek

Military
media-17752.jpeg UPL 17752 Charles Quirk Crew
458th BG - 755th BS
Standing: Charles Hillis (TTG), Gerald Miller (R/O), Perce Goewey (WG), Tom McQueen (FE), Don Swanson (BTG), Don Pierce (TG)

Kneeling: Dave Jelinek (B), Charles Quirk, (P), George Campbell (CP), Charles F. Gaine (N)

This crew was shot down on their 14th combat mission, 12 July 1944. Hit by flak, they bailed out over Belgium

Object Number - UPL 17752 - Charles Quirk Crew 458th BG - 755th BS Standing: Charles Hillis (TTG), Gerald Miller (R/O), Perce Goewey (WG), Tom McQueen (FE), Don Swanson (BTG),...

35 missions



DFC/ AM 2/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-812653
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lorelei
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Rough Riders
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95183) nicknamed "Briney Marlin" of the 458th Bomb Group flies low over countryside.
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Briney Marlin
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Minneapolis, Minnesota 1 May 1923

Enlisted

Milwaukee, WI, USA 30 September 1942
Portage County, WI, USA

Other

458th BG Combat Tour

Horsham St Faith, Norwich, Norfolk, UK

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Sources

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

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