John R Jacobs Jr

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed near Leonbronn on 7/21/44 in B-24 'Southern Comfort II' #42-110034, Prisoner of War (POW).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-110034

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Southern Comfort II
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 21 July 1944

Born

Lansford, Pennsylvania

Revisions

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Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Updated the POW event per info in the "Summary biography".

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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7805