Jack Harrison Rumsey
Military* - Possibly Klein and Leissring.
Probably McCown not McGown from :
http://www.ploesti.com/roster.pdf;
https://www.98bg.org/mccown-bobbie-m6474-98bg.cfm
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying in B-24 Liberator 41-11896 'Nightmare'.
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-222423 / 1782A
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Nightmare
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Missouri | 15 April 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 21 April 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
Other Discharged USAAF |
6 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
La Palma, CA | 15 October 1989 | |
Buried |
Rose Hills Memorial Park Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA | 18 October 1989 | Rose Hills Memorial Park Whittier, Los Angeles County, California |
Based |
Assigned to 343BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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