Jack Atherton
MilitaryShot down by flak and crashed at Gruenewald on 6/21/44 in B-17 #42-31496 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
- Nicknames: Diana Queen Of The Chase
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Salvo Sadie
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hells Angels Out Of Chute 13, Grossly Inadequate
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Slick Chick
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 21 June 1944 | Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11) |
Born |
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA |
Revisions
Contributoracbernstein1
ChangesChanges to place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to service number and events
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
ChangesChanges to biography and events
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources
MACR 6000 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database