Homer Lester Jones

Military
Lieutenant Raymond Fordyce and Technical Sergeant Homer L Jones of the 385th Bomb Group inspect intelligence photographs from a mission. Image stamped on reverse; ‘Keystone Press.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 15 Nov 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘292889.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'FLYING FORTRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS. Without adequate photography, the fighting of this was by the Air Forces would be almost impossible. This is the story of how one Photo Unit on a Flying Fortress Station does media-380171.jpg FRE 1417 Lieutenant Raymond Fordyce and Technical Sergeant Homer L Jones of the 385th Bomb Group inspect intelligence photographs from a mission. Image stamped on reverse; ‘Keystone Press.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 15 Nov 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘292889.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'FLYING FORTRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS. Without adequate photography, the fighting of this was by the Air Forces would be almost impossible. This is the story of how one Photo Unit on a Flying Fortress Station does its job of recording intelligence the bombing operations carried out by that station's heavy aircraft. The unit commanded by Lt Raymond Fordyce, of 3320, NW Fifth Ave, Miami, Florida, 26 year old former star athlete at Tampa University in Florida, includes aerial photographers who accompany the Forts on every mission and ground crewmen. US Pool/ SG/ Hel. Keystone. Photo shows: After being developed, the films are hurriedly dried, and brought to inspection room for classification by Lt Fordyce and T/Sgt Homer L Jones, of White House, Tenn.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 1417 - Lieutenant Raymond Fordyce and Technical Sergeant Homer L Jones of the 385th Bomb Group inspect intelligence photographs from a mission. Image...

As wife of Homer, I heard many stories of the 8th Air Force. He only went on a few missions; he was then told he was too valuable in the lab where he developed and processed the films of the bombings of Germany. The end of the lab was blown away by German bombing. He had 11 years of medical photography before enlisting. The museum was a wonderful tribute to those who served.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Greenbrier, Tennessee 26 August 1912 Son of Lottie E Jones.

Enlisted

Fort Oglethorpe, GA 11 April 1942 Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

Died

12 December 2000

Buried

Springfield Memorial Gardens Springfield, Robertson County, TN 15 December 2000 Springfield Memorial Gardens Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helen L. Jones

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