Allen G Jamison

Military
media-24054.jpeg UPL 24054 Lt. Donald Macrae and crew in England, 25 July 1943.
Names written as:
Back row, left to right:
Macrae, Donald P, 2nd Lt, Nav, POW
Brown, Alexander R, 2nd Lt, Pilot, did not fly on 12 August 1943 mission - place taken by Kurt Freund
Emens, Dale T, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, POW
Bozarth, Glen H, 2nd Lt, Bomb, POW
Wallace, Cyrus M, SSgt, Ball Turret, KIA

Kneeling in front:
Angarano, Daniel J, SSgt, Left Waist, POW
Jamison, Allen G, SSgt, Right Waist, POW
Roberts, Charles E, SSgt, Tail, KIA
Ragland, James L, TSgt, Top Turret, POW
Schaedler, Francis J, TSgt, Radio Op, KIA

Crew names sent through to the American Air Museum by Don Macrae's daughter, Robin.

Object Number - UPL 24054 - Lt. Donald Macrae and crew in England, 25 July 1943. Names written as: Back row, left to right: Macrae, Donald P, 2nd Lt, Nav, POW Brown,...

Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-5820, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mystic
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Chicago, IL, USA 17 September 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 12 August 1943

Born

Danville, IL, USA

Enlisted

Vermilion County, IL, USA

Enlisted

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Removed a duplicate "Enlisted" event.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorscrewball
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FIND A GRAVE

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ContributorLucy May
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Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2340; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 274

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=78929

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 2340 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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