Jack William Bingaman
MilitaryAssigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Ned Sweeney crew. Shot down by fighters and crashed at Bad Bibra on 29-Jul-44 in B-17 42-37870 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 7818
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | 12 April 1922 | Son of Ethel Bingaman. |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 21 April 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Other Baled out POW |
Bad Bibra, Germany | 29 July 1944 | Shot down by fighters and crashed at Bad Bibra on 29-Jul-44 in B-17 42-37870 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 7818 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 29 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Enlisted |
17 April 1962 | ||
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Other Discharged USAF |
31 July 1968 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Springfield, PA | 4 October 1995 | |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Grafton Underwood | 29 July 1944 | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7818 / MACR 7818, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database