Joseph L Jones
Military
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UPL 31532
Col. Elliott Vandevanter, Jr., third from left, commander of an 8th Air force Flying Fortress group, is shown with the officers who flew with him in the first invasion day bombing attack on French coastal positions. Col. Vandevanter, 26, led a fortress combat wing.
L-R: 1st Lt Roddy L Berry, 2nd Lt Joseph L Jones , Colonel Elliott Vandevanter Jr, 1st Lt Jack G W Batty.
L-R: 1st Lt Roddy L Berry, 2nd Lt Joseph L Jones , Colonel Elliott Vandevanter Jr, 1st Lt Jack G W Batty.
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed on 10/6/44 in B-17 #448143
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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
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Akron, Ohio, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 6 October 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9516 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database