Jesse V Best

Military

The crew baled out of B-17G #42-31717 'Hells Bells' after being attacked by fighters on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hells Bells
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Brighton, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2988 / MACR 2988, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database