William R Jarrett

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

media-32261.jpeg UPL 32261 TSgt William R Jarrett

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Object Number - UPL 32261 - TSgt William R Jarrett

Shot down fighters and flak and crashed near Hoxter, GR on a mission to Oschersleben, GR on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31930. Killed in Action (KIA).

Air Medal, Purple Heart

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Units served with

401st Bomb Group

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

613th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31930

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Places

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Events

Event	Location	Date
Died		22 February 1944
Born	Ohio
Buried
Other Killed in Action (KIA)	Germany	22 February 1944

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:28:38

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2660 / MACR 2660, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces,

href="http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1197">http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1197> / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 32261 - TSgt William R Jarrett