John Earl Jones
Military ROLL OF HONOURWas on board B-24 #42-52447, which collided on 16 August 1944 above Zerbst, Germany, with B-24 #42-51098 of the same Squadron. Crashed near Mosigkau, 7km SW of Dessau, Germany, about 200m from the crash location of 098. Killed In Action (KIA).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12220123
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32845445
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37019026
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Trimble County, Kentucky, United States | 24 January 1921 | Trimble County, Kentucky, United States |
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Enlisted |
9 January 1943 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
Mosigkau, Germany | 16 August 1944 | in the crash of B-24 #42-52447 near Mosigkau, 7km SW of Dessau, Germany |
| Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | |||
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Buried |
Initially buried, probably in the Mosigkau cemetery | ||
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Buried |
after the war, his remains were brought back to the USA. John Jones rests at the Washington Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8431 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database