John Allen Jones Jr
Military
Uploaded
Object Number - UPL 15891 - John Allen Jones, Jr.
Shot down at Irlich on 9/11/44 in B-17 #43-38166 "Hogie's Heroes", Prisoner of War (POW).
Missing in Action Merseburg 11/9/44, flak set #4 on fire, crew bailed, crashed Irlich, NW of Neuwied, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8826
(1925-2005, Major USAF, WWII and Korea and Vietnam,
Purple Heart, Ex-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
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Mulkeytown, IL 62865, USA | 1 October 1925 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 11 September 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
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Died |
Tucson, AZ, USA | 24 February 2005 | |
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Buried |
Springfield, Illinois, USA | Camp Butler National Cemetery Plot: CREMC-319 |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # 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 8826 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
