Jacob Bissing
Military
Object Number - UPL 50529 - Lt William Smithdeal and crew. 525BS, 379BG.
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Eisenach in B-17 42-102675 11-Sep-44; crash landed in Belgium, Evaded (EVD) MACR 8900
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13062813 / O-8077294
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Russia | 24 October 1915 | Son of Friedrich and Katherine [Schuetz] Bissing. |
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Died |
Chicago, IL | 1 June 1922 | |
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Buried |
Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery Niles, Cook County, IL | 4 June 1922 | Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery Niles, Cook County, Illinois |
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Other Force landed EVD |
11 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Eisenach in B-17 42-102675 11-Sep-44; crash landed in Belgium, Evaded (EVD) MACR 8900 | |
| Geneva, New York, USA | |||
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Kimbolton | 11 September 1944 | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number 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 8900 / MACR 8900; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 322 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database