John Francis Jackson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 7577 - 42-3204, ROYAL FLUSH, 384th Bombardment Group. 546th Squadron
Assigned to the 384th BG 544th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943, P J Ward Crew. 2 combat missions. Shot down on 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3024 BK-K, 'ROYAL FLUSH'. Killed in Action (KIA), MACR 16117
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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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673454
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32414759
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32393571
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38191131
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735958
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kathy Jane
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: M'Honey
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Royal Flush
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 July 1943
- Date: 24 July 1943
- Date: 14 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Cemetery
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bad Oldesloe, Germany | 25 July 1943 | Damaged By Enemy Action, Details Uncertain.Crashed In Hamburg, Germany Area, 500 Meters S. E. Of Neritz, Near Bad Oldesloe, Germany. Macr 16117 |
|
Buried Or Memorial |
St. Louis, MO, USA | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri |
Revisions
Changed the label of the “Died” event to "Killed in Action (KIA)".
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
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