Jonathan Pearson III
MilitaryShot down by flak immediately after bombs away and crashed SE of Mons, Belgium on a mission to Berlin on 4 March 1944 in B-17 #42-31565. Evaded with the help of the Belgian COMET evasion network. Hidden in the secret camp in the Fréteval Forest near Châteaudun, France, until Liberation in August 1944. See http://www.evasioncomete.be/fpearsojo.html
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37319876
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32604608
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19095230 and O-755615
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12193136
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York State, United States | 29 April 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Albany, New York, United States | 14 May 1942 | |
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Other Evaded |
4 March 1944 | ||
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Died |
Schenectady, New York, United States | 30 January 1991 |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 2795;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
MACR 2795
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion report E&E 1063
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2795, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces