Jack E Link
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Capt Jack E Link, Pilot on B17G 42-97167, which crashed on May 12th 1944 at Eisenberg in Hahnstätten Germany
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Shot down by enemy fighters and crashed at Hahnslatten, Unterlahn, Germany on 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97167. Killed in Action (KIA).
Purple Heart
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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
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 12 May 1944 | |
Born |
Akron, Ohio, USA |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorAAM
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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