Jack W Stead

Military

Shot down 27 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31477. Spent 6 weeks with French Resistance. Crossed the Pyrenees into Spain on June 6,1944.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Escaped and Evaded

27 April 1944

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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

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Jack Stead’s autobiographical account:
http://www.ksanti.net/warstory/index.html

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Jack Stead’s autobiographical account:
http://www.ksanti.net/warstory/index.html

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4294 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database