John K Jones Sr

Military

Object Number - UPL 29919 - Front row L-R 2LT John H Oates, Pilot. 2LT John F Mosher, co-Pilot. 2LT Robert Wideman, Navigator. 2LT William Follis, Bombardier. Back...

Shot down 12 September 1944 in B-17 #446277. Prisoner of War (POW) from 12 September 1944 to May 1945.

PH/ Good Conduct Medal/ POW Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 12 September 1944

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:21
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8862 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 8862, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php

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