Jesse G Sills
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled on 1 January 1945 when aboard B-17 42-102567. The aircraft crashed on take off from Rattlesden. Jesse Sills is buried in a shared grave at Arlington National Cemetery.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sarah Gray
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Indiana | 9 September 1923 | |
Enlisted |
18 November 1942 | ||
Died |
1 January 1945 | ||
Bluffton, IN | |||
Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
NARA Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=929&mtch=1&cat=WR26&t…
Aviation History Around Anglia Facebook post:
https://www.facebook.com/207000439928194/photos/pcb.306488589979378/306…
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763043?rec=299347744&terms=jesse,war,sil…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49314849/jesse-g-sills