Leslie E Jones

Military

Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29898 'Scarlett O'Hara'. Burned on left side of face and arm. Also had appendix removed while in Prisoner of War (POW) camp.



Air Medal; Purple Heart; POW Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Scarlett O'Hara
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

4 July 2003

Born

Warren, Ohio, USA

Buried

Warren, Ohio

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 12 August 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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

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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1762 / MACR 1762; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 272 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database