Jack Limber

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-29318.jpeg UPL 29318 Crew of B-17G 42-39984

From Personal Collection

Object Number - UPL 29318 - Crew of B-17G 42-39984

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Hanover on a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39984. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39984

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

10 February 1944

Born

St Albans, New York, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 10 February 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the name by removing "NMI" from the middle name field.

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Contributorcrazycymbalmonkey
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From personal collection and National Archives

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US ARMY HEADQUARTERS LETTER TO FATHER

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2369 / MACR 2369, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Jack Limber: Gallery (4 items)

Object number: UPL 29316 - KIA from B-17G 42-39984

Object number: UPL 29317 - Letter regarding Jack Limber of B-17G 42-39984

Object number: UPL 29318 - Crew of B-17G 42-39984