Jack Eley
Military
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Object Number - UPL 23860 - Crew of B-24 42-110074
Mech failure 28 May 1944 in B-24 42-110074. Baled out off french coast Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5387
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13110963
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37562173
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16082867 / O-712144
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36455734
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36586506
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Satan's Mate
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Montgomery, Alabama, USA | 16 February 1921 | Son of James H and Mildred Louise [Cherry] Eley. |
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Enlisted |
1023 Fort McClellan, Anniston, AL 36205, USA | 24 August 1942 | Fort McClellan Alabama |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 28 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Shot down |
Off Dunkirk, France | 28 May 1944 | Mech failure 28 May 1944 in B-24 42-110074. Baled out off french coast Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5387 |
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Died |
Montgomery, AL, USA | 4 June 1989 | |
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Based |
Hethel | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 567BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
909 Lincoln Rd, Montgomery, AL 36109, USA | Greenwood Cemetery Montgomery Montgomery County AL |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14638 / MACR 5387 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database