Jack E Karr

Military

Shot down in a frontal attack by fighters on the return from a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31135 'Suzy Sagtitz' crashed near Schoonebekerveld, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW). Jack retired from USAF, with the rank of Senior Master Sgt in 1968, after WW2, Korean War and Vietnam service. Jack was WIA three times during WW2.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Suzy Sag Titz
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA 7 September 1920

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Poznan Poland 6 March 1944 - 1 March 1945 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Jim Karr

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Jim Karr

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Jim Karr

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Jim Karr , son.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3082 / MACR 3082, Losses of teh 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database