William T Jones

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 19 May 1943 in B-17 #41-24590, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

First Lieutenant Mokler and his crew of the 305th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Printed caption on reverse: '1st Lt. Mokler and crew of the 305th bomb Gp., are shown beside a B-17 Flying Fortress. 22 November 1942. England (GP-64A). U.S. Air Force Photo.'

41-24590

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 19 May 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Added date to POW event.

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Added a Highest Rank, S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Removed a space in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor