Herbert G Jacobs
MilitaryOn 7 Oct 1944 B-17 #42-30195 'Blind Date' crashed on takeoff, RTD.
Crashed near Koblenz on 10/17/44 in B-17 #43-38578, 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
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 17 October 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9480 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html