Raymond E Jones
Military
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Object Number - UPL 43608 - Raymond E Jones of the 91st Bomb Group.
Prisoner of War (POW - @ Stalage Luft 1) Shot down by fighters and crashed near Zwickau on 7/20/44 in B-17 Winnie Frank Joe. Was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross nearly 59-1/2 years later after helping one of the last surviving crew out of his crashing B-17 before exiting behind him. Department of the Air Force Washington, DC 20330-5020 - Special Order G-097 - dated 15 January 2003.
POW
Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross fo heroism during the downing of the Winnie, Frank & Joe immediately before he was captured by Germans.
Special Order G-097 - issued 15 January 2003 - 59-1/2 years later
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Winnie frank joe
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
DeQuincy, LA | ||
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Lake Charles, LA USA | 20 July 1944 |
Revisions
Department of the Air Force, Washington D.D. 20330-5020
Special Order G-097 dated 15 January 2003
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7272 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
