Jabez Frank Warren Churchill
MilitaryIWM, Roger Freeman Collection
On 11-Jan-44, B-17 42-39775 'Frenesi' was hit by fighters causing damage to the radio room and six crewman bailed out before the a/c was brought under control and returned to base. RTD.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.
Post War: Pilot- served in Korean war.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14085527
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16134233
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Observer/Photographer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36000091 / O-744349
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38058661 / O-741880
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38236131
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Frenesi
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
California, USA | 21 July 1922 | Son of Jabez Frank and Elva C [Howell] Churchill. |
Died |
11 August 1964 | ||
Buried |
Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, CA | 14 August 1964 | Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, California |
Based |
Bury St Edmunds | Assigned to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Santa Rosa, CA | 1940 Census |
Revisions
He was co-pilot with Pilot William Cely. He was then checked out by Cely and given his own plane, Eski. During Korea he flew reconnaissance and separated from the service with the rank of Captain. He died suddenly at 42 on Aug. 11, 1964 leaving behind a wife, Natalie, and children, including a 6 week old baby girl.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12969, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces