Dale Jackson

Military

B-17G #42-31672 'Buckeye Boomerang II' left formation on the return from a mission to Frankfurt, GR on 20 Mar 1944 and exploded and crashed SW of Dieppe, FR after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31672

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Buckeye, Boomerang II
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Plattsmouth, Nebraska, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 20 March 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3411 / MACR 3411, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database