Jerome A Vilk
MilitaryShot down by fighters and crashed near Blokzil, Holland on the return from a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31218 'ETO-Itis'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395095.jpg?itok=3zN2G-6e)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![The insignia of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395099.jpg?itok=5Ju8s4yG)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![B-17 Flying Fortresses ,including (serial number 42-37806) of the 390th Bomb Group fly through flak , 16 December 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'F-26957 AC - Bremen, Germany - Boeing B-17s "Flying Fortresses" flying through one of Hun's heaviest air defences. (Dec. 16, 1943) 390th Bomb Group.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-414125.jpg?itok=j_HRsTX8)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: ETO-itis
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 10 February 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2504 / MACR 2504, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database