Vincent J Jacoby

Military

Shot down 20 December 1942 in B-17 #41-24452 while serving as Waist Gunner. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O438025
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 20 December 1942 - 20 July 1945 Held at Stalag 17B, Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 21-Jul-45.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

 

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to the A/C pilot, Lt Robert S. English.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 3-Dec-2014. Added decoration, POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database. All information confirmed from MACR 16243 and "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16243 / MACR 16243, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Hey and Bishop p.54 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database