Earl A Jefferson Jr
MilitaryOn a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 with two engines out and a third failing, B-17G #42-39940 'Dixie Jane' crashed near Laon, FR. The crew bailed out prior to the crash, Prisoner of War (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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dixie Jane
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Sparta, Wisconsin, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 8 February 1944 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
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Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the surname field to the suffix field.
ContributorAAM
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MACR 2521 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database