Jacob C Shively

Military

On 17 November, 1942, after leaving the target area near St. Nazaire, B-17F 41-24496 'Chenault's Pappy' was attacked by FW190s. The TTG Aulenbach was killed and 3 crew members as the plane suffered severe damage. A/C landed at Exeter. He was WIA. He flew on Maurice Salada crew. Completed 8 missions. He was hospitalized from 17 Nov 1942 to 23 Mar 1943 at Lands End, Oxford, Diddington.



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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chennault's Pappy
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

11 February 2002

Born

Fayetteville, Pennsylvania

Revisions

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Lee Cunningham 26-Nov-2014. Aircraft connection per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hery MBE.

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Lee Cunningham 3-Nov-2014. Association of wounded event from description and mission/aircraft association.

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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Volume I by Bishop and Hey p. 46, First Over Germany pg. 48, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia