Jack A White

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed near Erneghem on 7/1/44 in B-24 #42-52758 'Swingtime in the Rockies' or 'Gin Mill Jill'

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Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Swingtime in the Rockies, Gin Mill Jill
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Durham, North Carolina, USA

Other

Evaded

France 1 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added S/N per MACR 6771 at Fold3.com.
See: https://www.fold3.com/image/29101046

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6771 / MACR 6771, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Vol 4, Pg 22 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database