Irving Jacobwitz
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 56173
Lt. Irving Jacobowitz
Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 24-May-44 in in B-17 42-31306 'Nelson King'; shot down by fighters, crashed Ostprignitz. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5165
Awards: AM, PH.
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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: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-813794
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nelson King
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Haven, Connecticut, USA | 6 June 1918 | Son of Jacob and Rebecca Jacobowitz. |
Died |
Ostprignitz, Germany | 24 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 24-May-44 in in B-17 42-31306 'Nelson King'; shot down by fighters, crashed Ostprignitz. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5165 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Thorpe Abbotts | 24 May 1944 | Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Mount Sinai Memorial Park New Haven, New Haven County, CT | Re-Interred Mount Sinai Memorial Park New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # 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 5165 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database