Jack Dean Edwards

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). Crashed near Merseburg on 9/28/44 in B-17 #43-38404

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38404

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Merseburg, Germany 28 September 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Born

Wichita, KS, USA

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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Contributorjmoore43
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Changed label of an event to "Prisoner of War (POW)" from "Missing in Action".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.

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ContributorEmily
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Changed KIA to MIA as per request of his daughter

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Contributorknichols777
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I am his daughter. He is still living as of March 16, 2015.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9377 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database