Jack L Black
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 60891 - 1st Lt Jack L. Black
Assigned to 715BS,448BG, 8AF USAAF. 14 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshaven, shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 42-100356. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base.
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), PH, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Black Widow
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hitchcock, Texas | 1 January 1921 | Born Hitchcock, Texas |
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Enlisted |
Fort Rosecrans, California | 18 August 1941 | Enlisted Fort Rosecrans, California |
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Other Returned (RTD) |
English Channel | 1 April 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5020 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
