William C Jennings

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed near Oss, Holland on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31624. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31624

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lansing, Michigan, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 23 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3427 / MACR 3427, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Falcons, pg 118 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database