Aron Wilford Jones | American Air Museum

Aron Wilford Jones

Military

Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 34 missions as tailgunner with the 527th Squadron from 10-Apr-44 to 19-Jun-44.

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 527th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group.

527th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-37805

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Carol Dawn
Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 527th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Kimbolton airfield looking west, the bomb dump and technical site with a T2 hangar is on the left, 10 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/635. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Kimbolton

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Enlisted	Craig Air Field, Selma, AL 36701, USA	31 October 1942	Craig Field Selma, AL
Based	Kimbolton	10 April 1944 - 19 June 1944	Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.
Born	Bibb County, AL, USA

Revisions

Date14 Jan 2018 16:44:20

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/page/84087694-aron-w-jones/facts
http://www.379thbga.org/Looking4%201380-1371.htm

Date27 Sep 2014 18:03:59

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

379th Bomb Group Anthology, pg / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia