Jack Calvert Timken

Military
media-36752.jpeg UPL 36752 "Lead crew on a bombing mission to Kassel, Germany, pose in front of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Sky Wolf'. 303rd Bomb Group. 30-Jul-43."

Rear L-R: 1Lt William V Chamberlain, 2Lt James R McConnen, 1Lt Jack C Timken, Lt Col Kermit D Stevens, 2Lt William B. Harper, 2Lt Robert K Solverson

Front L-R: S/Sgt Criscienzo N Giassullo, S/Sgt George R. Redhead, S/Sgt James E. Toy, Sgt Jack Baxter, T/Sgt Leland N. Knuth

https://www.fold3.com/image/32145838?terms=Robert%20Solverson

Object Number - UPL 36752 - "Lead crew on a bombing mission to Kassel, Germany, pose in front of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Sky Wolf'. 303rd Bomb Group....

Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew as pilot of 41-24562 "Sky Wolf" on the 19-May-43 mission.

4-Jul-43 fighter attack on B-17 41-24562 'Sky Wolf' piloted by Lieutenant J. C. Timken.



Awards: AM, WII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Sergeant Fred Dioquardo of the 303rd Bomb Group stokes the stove inside a hut. Image stamped on reverse: ''Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 28 Jan 1943.' [stamp], '245666.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Stoking the stove in an American Army Air Force hut somewhere in England. Sergeant Fred Dioquardo, of Bayport, Long Island, asked the photographer to send this message back to his parents and fiance Miss H Sherwood , Maple Ave, Long Island: "I will be home when I

Fred John Dioquardo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 7071292
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Joseph B Paiva

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 12033461
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

41-24562

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sky Wolf
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

42-29656

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Terrible Ten : Skunkface
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 358th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Peoria, IL 4 September 1918 Son of John Henry and Minnie Jane [Masker] Timken

Enlisted

Peoria, IL 10 November 1941 Peoria, Illinois

Died

Peoria, IL 28 July 1968

Buried

Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum Peoria, Peoria County, IL Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Key Image ID.

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303rd Bomb Group website : www.303rdbg.com
Research on Fred J. Dioquardo

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 502,

http://303rdbg.com/rost-tuv.html#T

Jack Calvert Timken: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 19174 - Lt Jack C Timkin and crew of the 358th Bomb...

Object number: UPL 36752 - "Lead crew on a bombing mission to Kassel, Germany...