Andrew L Jackson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Originally assigned to the 303BG/359BS as an Aerial Gunner at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho on 13-Feb-42. However, he was reassigned to the 97BG prior to the 303BG's deployment to Molesworth in September 1942. Date of reassignment not determined.



Shot down 21 October 1942 in B-17 41-24344 while serving as Tail Gunner. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im

97th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24344

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron

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Events

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Plouescat, France 21 October 1942 Aircraft shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed at Plouescat, France.

Born

Phoeniz, Arizona, USA

Buried

Killed in Action (KIA)

Saint-James, France 21 October 1942 Originally buried by the Germans in the cemetery of Plouescat, France on 27-Oct-1942. After the war his remains were re-interred at the Brittany American Cemetery, Plot I, Row 19, Grave 6.

Revisions

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Lee Cunningham 19-Nov-2014. Association with 303BG ingested form the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Savannah, Georgia, resulting in a DUPLICATE entry. That information has been COMBINED into this single entry. The association and disposition with 303BG in the Summary Biography was confirmed with Mt. Gray Moncur, website historian of the 303BG, http://www.303rdbg.com/ via an e-mail inquiry of Mr. Moncur by Mr. Cunningham. All other details from MACR 15352.

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Lee Cunningham 27-Ocr-2014. Correction to mission association.

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Lee Cunningham 27-Oct-2014 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) MACR 15352

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Lee Cunningham 27-Oct-2014 AMerican Battle Monuments Commissiion

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Lee Cunningham 27-Oct-2014. Missing AIr Crew Report (MACR) 15352.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15352 / MACR 15352, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 38 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database