Jacob Kaplan

Military

Entered service at Camp Upton, NY July 1942. Joined 392nd BG November 1943. Rank at end of WW II was 2nd Lt. Shot down by fighters and crashed near Bad Hersfeld, GR on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24H 42-7496 'The Jinx'. Prisoner of War (POW) in Barth, Stalag I, until 13 May 1945.



After the war, Kaplan established and ran very successful delis in New York City.



Read his obituary here: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/01/classified/paid-notice-deaths-kaplan-…



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-7496

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 February 1944 - 13 May 1945

Died

Delray Beach, FL, USA 28 January 2004

Born

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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ContributorLucy May
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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/01/classified/paid-notice-deaths-kaplan-…

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2946 / MACR 2946, Losses of 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database