Jack Kirby Larsen
Military
Object Number - UPL 15096 - Jack Kirby Larsen
B-17F #42-29717 'Mr. Five By Five' was last seen with one engine feathered and heading towards Switzerland on a mission to Stuttgart, Germany on 25 Feb 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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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: Mr. Five by Five
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Texas, USA | 8 July 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Texas, USA | 7 April 1942 | Residence: Texas Private, Air Corps Enlisted ASN: 14065316 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 25 February 1944 | Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
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Died |
Texas, USA | 25 March 1986 | Burial: Chesterville Cemetery Chesterville Wharton County Texas, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2774 / MACR 2774, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
