Jack Kenneth Glide Jr
MilitaryShot down 30 September in B-17 43-38480, Prisoner of War (POW. While en route to target at Bielefeld, Germany, a 500 lb bomb dropped by A/C in higher squadron struck B-17 43-3815 (Reluctant Lassie) and debris struck this A/C setting left wing on fire. Crashed at about 14:15 hrs at Wahmbeckerheide, about 15 miles SE of Bielefeld. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-823891
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan | 15 November 1919 | Born Detroit, Michigan |
Enlisted |
Detroit ,Michigan | 30 March 1942 | Enlisted Detroit, Michigan |
Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | 30 September 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Other Discharged |
28 October 1945 | ||
Died |
Sandusky, Michigan | 23 December 2001 | Died Sandusky, Michigan |
Buried |
Mount Olivet Cemetery Detroit, Michigan | 27 December 2001 | Interred Mount Olivet Cemetery Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan |
Revisions
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Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9430 / MACR 9430, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php">http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php>; Losses of 8th AF, vol.4 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database