Floyd Halton Jamerson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 37718 - Floyd H. Jamerson
Shot down 16 September 1943 in B-17 #42-29893. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733514
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11065738, O-794097
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38148633
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-738145
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34128635
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: El Diablo
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
2 June 1918 | Duncan, Illinois | |
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Enlisted |
28 February 1942 | Chicago, Illinois | |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
16 September 1943 | Hit in the head in the cockpit, he died instantly (south of Rennes, France) | |
| Henderson County, Illinois | |||
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Buried |
initially buried in France (near Ercé-en-Lamé, Ille-et-Villaine) | ||
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Buried |
his remains were brought to Illinois, where he rests at the Maple Ridge Cemetery in Carmi |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography. Changes to Role of Honour Picture. Changes to Role of Honour Picture
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
ContributorED-BB
ChangesChanges to middlename, service number, events, person associations, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations
Sources
MACR 1346
NARA WWII Enlistment records
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1346; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 278
