Horace Hayes Jacks

Military
Horace Jacks UPL 60861 UPL 60861 2nd Lt Horace H. Jacks

Object Number - UPL 60861 - 2nd Lt Horace H. Jacks

Assigned to 346BS, 99BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Innsbruck in B1-7 42-5223 19-Dec-43; ditched Adriatic Sea. Returned to Duty (RTD) MACR 1528

 

Awards: DFC, AM, EAME, WII Victory.

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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29473) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle" of the 347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force during a mission over Turin. Official caption on image: "26599 A.C." Handwritten caption on reverse: '15th AF, 99th BG, 347th BS.' Printed caption on reverse: '26599 AC - A picturesque coastline in the Mediterranean forms a backdrop for a USAAF Flying Fortress on its way to bomb the vital Turin, Italy ball bearing plane on Nov. 8. This plane is one of a large formation whic
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron 99th Bomb Group 346th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Iredell County, North Carolina 26 March 1917 Born Iredell County, North Carolina

Died

Norfolk, Virginia 23 January 2003 Died Norfolk, Virginia

Buried

Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia 26 January 2003 Interred Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia

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