Rudolph Louis Jacob Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to  710BS,447BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-17 42-107052, Killed in Action (KIA).





Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-107052

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Paper Doll II
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Newark, New Jersey 5 August 1922 Born Newark, New Jersey

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Seegeritz, Germany 29 May 1944 Killed in Action (KIA) Seegeritz, Germany

Buried

Restland Memorial Park East Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey 15 July 1949 Re-Interred Restland Memorial Park East Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5303 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database