Eden C Jones
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
War records of Jerry Cassell
Object Number - UPL 32113 - Pilot Lt. Eden C. Jones
Shot down by fighters and crashed at Wuelfingerode in B-17 #4231903. Jones rode the aircraft down. He did not want to bail out. Survived the crash and was taken to the regional hospital where he died at 0430 on 30 July 1944 from his wounds. He was buried in the Municipal Cemetery in Bleicherode in Grave #23.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33737441
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hard Luck II
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Wichita, KS, USA | 27 December 1920 | 3221 Orchard St. Wichita, KS |
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Other Shot Down |
Germany | 29 July 1944 - 29 July 1944 | Rode aircraft down rather than bail out. Survived the crash. |
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Died |
30 July 1944 | Wounded, taken to the regional hospital (knappschaftskrankenhaus) stated as Bleicherode in the report. | |
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Buried |
1 August 1944 | Buried in the Municipal Cemetery for foreigners in Bleicherode, Germany. Grave No. 23. Re-interred at Fort Scott, KS after the war. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7811 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
