Richard Eugene Jaqua

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 751BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-97452 crashed into channel off Ostend. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5296.



Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

People

Black and white portrait of man, posed at angle wearing a uniform consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. Hat is tilted on his head. There are silver wings and ribbons on the upper left-side of the jacket, and a WWII-era Air-Force silver officer insignia badge on the center of hat. Only the head and upper torso of man are visible. The man is looking directly at the camera and is not smiling

Emanuel J Hauf

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-803813
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-97452

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

4331 Winters Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46809, USA 15 April 1942 Baer Field Fort Wayne, Indiana

Died

25 miles off Ostend, Belgium 28 May 1944 Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-97452 crashed into channel off Ostend. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5296.

Born

Findlay, OH 45840, USA Son of Willard L Jaqua.

Based

Glatton 28 May 1944 Assigned to 751BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Tablets of the Missing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/529854517/richard-e-jaqua-american-battle-…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56358946/richard-e-jaqua
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/record/529854517-richard-e-jaqua
https://www.fold3.com/record/84173953-richard-e-jaqua
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56358946/richard-e-jaqua

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Jnames.html