Joseph C Jerome
MilitaryCo-pilot, Hartje crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29765 'Nip and Tuck'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 883. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag XIIID.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39540571
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676508
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35311587
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-671925
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33236265
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nip N Tuck
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 13D, Oflag 73
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
6 May 1905 | ??? | |
Other Prisoner of War |
Germany | 8 October 1943 | Stalag Luft III Stalag XIIID |
Born |
Revisions
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 883 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 883 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database