Jay Joyce
Military
Front Row L to R: Emmett Bell-B; Donald Caylor-N (KIA); Robert Bangs-CP; Lawrence Cook-P
Dad's Crew Photo
Object Number - UPL 7184 - 2nd Lt Lawrence Cook Crew: Back Row L to R: Thomas Mikulka-TG; John J Alexander, Jr-WG; Milo Blakely-WG; Jay Joyce-RO; John R Kyler-BGT; John...
Shot down by fighters and Flak on return from mission to Frankfurt on 4 February 1944 in B-17F #42-30423. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17064330 at enlistment, then O-747079
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19066899 at enlistment, then O-804618
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32830356
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32720108
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hellier, Pike County, Kentucky | 18 August 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
11 July 1942 | Huntington, West Virginia | |
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Other Prisoner Of War (POW) |
4 February 1944 | Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW record : "Returned to Military Control on 3 July 1945." | |
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Other Honorably discharged |
5 November 1945 | ||
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Died |
13 August 1996 | West Newton, Pennsylvania | |
| Glo, Floyd County, Kentucky | |||
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Buried |
Jay Joyce rests at the Monongahela Cemetery in Monongahela, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
MACR 2237
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
NARA WWII Casualties
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2237 / MACR 2237, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database