Jerry C Debes
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 16 August 1944 in AC #4294914. Plane had dropped their bombs when another squadron flew over their group and a bomb was released and hit the plane. Two crew members bailed out; one died shortly after in Prisoner of War (POW) camp, and the other survived the war. Plane was B-24 Agony Wagon
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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
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Beaumont, Texas | 20 May 1920 | |
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Died |
16 August 1944 | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
St Avold, France |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Robert R. Debes, MACR 8586