Robert L Jackson
Military
Back row from left, Tony Dannucci, Elvin "Irish" Walsh, Ross Repp, Robert Jackson and Earl Painter. Front row from left, Lt. Charles R. Phillips, Lt. Billy Ponder, Lt. George L. DeCote and Lt. Jerome Pope.
From Jim Painter. Son of (Marion) Earl Painter
Object Number - UPL 40548 - the crew of Charles R Phillips Back row from left, Tony Dannucci, Elvin "Irish" Walsh, Ross Repp, Robert Jackson and Earl Painter. Front row from...
Crew abandoned B-17G #42-97125 on 22 Mar 1944 after battle damage on a mission to Berlin. A/c crashed W of Berlin. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hope Mills, North Carolina, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 22 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3412 / MACR 3412, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
