Robert E Jackson
MilitaryOriginally assigned to the 303BG/359BS 15-Apr-42 at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho as a Navigator but was reassigned to the 97BG prior to the 303BG's deployment to Molesworth in September 1942. Exact date of reassignment not determined.
Shot down 21 October 1942 in B-17 41-24344 while serving as Navigator. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 21 October 1942 - 29 April 1945 | Held at Stalag 17B, Moosburg, Bavaria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 29-Apr-45. |
Born |
Estherville, Iowa, USA |
Revisions
Changed rank from 'Lieutenant' to 'Second Lieutenant' based on the following source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-hij.html#H
Lee Cunningham 19-Nov-2014. Association with 303BG drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-hij.html#H was combined froma DUPLICATE entry. Assignment and disposition statement in the Summary Biography was confirmed by Mr. Gary Moncur, website historian of the 303BG , http://www.303rdbg.com/, via e-mail inquiry of Mr. Cunningham with Mr. Moncur.
Lee Cunningham 28-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report 15352; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15352 / MACR 15352, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 38 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database