Jack B Pearson
MilitaryShot down by flak and crashed at Stafflangen on 7/31/44 in B-17
#42-102423, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Gordon, S. Crew
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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: My Devotion
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Eunice, Louisiana, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 31 July 1944 |
Revisions
Updated STATUS from "Civilian" to "Military" since the person has a Military S/N / Rank.
Added an Association to “Ridgewell”, the home base of the 381st BG.
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # 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 7742 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx