Dick William Jones
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Hamburg raid in B-17 42-5468 'Quinine The Bitter Dose' 25-Jun-43; A/C attacked by fighters, suffered multiple fragmentation wounds over channel. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), PH.
Connections
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11033806 / O-791516
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Quinine -The Bitter Dose
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
San Francisco, CA | 12 March 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 13 March 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Died |
English Channel | 25 June 1943 | A/C attacked by fighters, suffered multiple fragmentation wounds over channel in B-17 42-5468 'Quinine The Bitter Dose'. 25-Jun-43 KIA. |
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Buried |
26 June 1943 | Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, Cambs, UK Plot E Row 3 Grave 61 | |
| Kane County, IL, USA | |||
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Based |
Molesworth | 25 June 1943 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor