Jack Winston Tolbert
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 322BS, 451BG, 9AF USAAF. Claude Jones crew. Failed to Return (FTR) night mission to Chateau Ribeacourt, France 8-Jul-44; exploded mid air due to night fighter Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6623
Awards: AM, PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14030762 / O-530745
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Pickled Dilly
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Dallas County, AL | 1 January 1921 | Son of Frances Virginia [Walker] Tolbert. |
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Enlisted |
Fort McClellan, AL | 12 August 1942 | Fort McClellan, Alabama |
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Died |
Abbeville, FR | 8 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) night mission to Chateau Ribeacourt, France 8-Jul-44; exploded mid air due to night fighter KIA MACR 6623 |
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Buried |
Amiens, FR | 9 July 1944 | Interred Amiens cemetery, France |
| Warrior, AL | NoK: Wife Clara Tolbert residing Warrior, Alabama. | ||
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Based |
Andrews Field | 8 July 1944 | Assigned to 322BS, 451BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Cane Creek Missionary Baptist Cemetery, Warrior, AL | Re-Interred Cane Creek Missionary Baptist Cemetery Warrior, Jefferson County, AL |