Harmon G Jordan Jr

Military

Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. The crew baled out of B-17G 42-31717 'Hells Bells' after being attacked by fighters on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Paul J Quillin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17063184 / O-746424
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31717

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hells Bells
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mason, Georgia 19 November 1922

Enlisted

Milledgeville, GA, USA 25 November 1940 Milledgeville Georgia

Other

Baled out

Magdeburg, Germany 8 March 1944 Baled out of B-17G 42-31717 'Hells Bells' after being attacked by fighters on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 8 March 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Died

Murphy, NC 28906, USA 5 October 2001

Based

Framlingham 8 March 1944 Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2988, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces