Jack Hays Culp Sr
MilitaryAssigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in P-47D 42-22766 crashed near Liebenau on 4-May-44 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 4551
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bastrop County, TX | 3 July 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Austin, TX | 8 October 1943 | |
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Based |
Martlesham Heath | 4 January 1944 - 4 May 1944 | Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Martlesham Heath, UK | 22 April 1944 | Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 4 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
Dallas, TX | 27 September 1967 | Died as passenger in aircrash at Love Field TX. |
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Buried |
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