Jack G Spitz
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 13413
Page 2 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
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Crashed on takeoff. All crew were Killed in Action (KIA) The plane stalled out on take off and crashed at the end of the runway. The fuel tanks exploded and then 2 of the thousand pound bombs went. off.
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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: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-684814
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Richmond, VA, USA | 12 July 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Camp Blanding Aaf/Ng, Starke, FL 32091, USA | 13 November 1942 | |
Died |
Ley's Ln, Hockering, Dereham NR20 3JE, UK | 28 July 1944 | |
Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Sec: 12, Site: 756 | ||
Miami-Dade County, FL, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia