Jack Graves
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by fighters and crashed at Rottendorf in B-17 #42-39866, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Jeffersonville, Illinois, USA | 19 January 1923 | |
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Died |
29 July 1944 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 29 July 1944 | |
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Buried |
Golden Gate National Cemetery | San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA Plot K, 96 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Updated Highest Rank and the Born event and Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 3581064.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3581064/jack-graves
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7820 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database