Jerome A Eaton
MilitaryShot down 13 January 1945 in B-17 #43-38271 'Big Buster', Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Big Buster
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 9C
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Great Neck, New York, USA | ||
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bad Sulza, Germany | 13 January 1945 | Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11 |
Revisions
Capitalized "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.
Added an association to Stalag 9C per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11736 / MACR 11736, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database