Harry F Jenkins

Military
media-51017.jpeg UPL 51017 "Lt. Jenkinson and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The 8 Ball', England. 16 July 1944."

Rear L-R: Jenkins, Sam Blanchard, Gordon Nute, John Protzman.

Front L-R: Norton Gillespie, John Cregan, Wesley Loosemore, Charles Allen, John Fydrychowski.

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Object Number - UPL 51017 - "Lt. Jenkinson and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The 8 Ball', England. 16 July 1944." Rear L-R: Jenkins,...

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 37 x dispatched (35 credited) combat missions between July and October 1944. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM, WII Victory, EAME.

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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

People

Charles G Allen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15328992
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Samuel Bourgeois Blanchard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18227033 / O-764187
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

John McGrath Cregan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33702052
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Robert Max Francis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15127225
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

John Joseph Fydrychowski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33605677
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-102960

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

42-31830

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Marie
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

42-97781

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Eight Ball III
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

43-37537

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Queen of Hearts

44-6076

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

18 March 2010

Born

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.303rdbg.com/359jenkins.html

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