J Dee Black

Military

Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-97073. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5311.



Awards: PH

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802408
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

San Francisco, CA, USA 29 July 1942

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany 28 May 1944 Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-97073. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5311.

Born

San Francisco, California, USA

Based

Deenethorpe 28 May 1944 Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial

Revisions

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 5311

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 5311 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database