Jack E Link

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-35425.jpeg UPL 35425 Capt Jack E Link, Pilot on B17G 42-97167, which crashed on May 12th 1944 at Eisenberg in Hahnstätten Germany

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Object Number - UPL 35425 - Capt Jack E Link, Pilot on B17G 42-97167, which crashed on May 12th 1944 at Eisenberg in Hahnstätten Germany

Shot down by enemy fighters and crashed at Hahnslatten, Unterlahn, Germany on 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97167. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 12 May 1944

Born

Akron, Ohio, USA

Revisions

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4858 / MACR 4858; Snetterton Falcons, pg 120 & 147 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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