Jacob R Rush

Military

Collided with another aircraft 24 May 1944 in B-17 42-31291. Prisoner of War.

Gardon, C. Crew, Luft IV

POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31291

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Avengress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

24 May 1944

Born

Darien, Wisconsin

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5176