Jack B Hever Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 853BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. John Kenney crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Swabische Hall. Crashed Semmenstedt in B-24 'Ain't Bluffing' 44-40246 Prisoner of War. MACR 8861
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-190888
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Aint Bluffing
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Saint Petersburg, FL | 9 January 1909 | Son of Jack B Hever Sr. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Blanding FL | 10 March 1943 | Camp Blanding, Florida |
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Other Baled out POW |
Semmenstedt, Germany | 13 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Swabische Hall. Crashed Semmenstedt in B-24 'Ain't Bluffing' 44-40246 POW MACR 8861 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 13 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
5 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Other Discharged USAF |
9 January 1965 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Orlando, FL | 30 January 1986 | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Metfield | 13 September 1944 | Assigned to 853BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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MACR 8861 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database