Carl E Jackson
MilitaryIWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Squadron CO. Made forced landing near Lisse, Holland due to an engine failure on an escort mission to Brunswick in P-38J #42-67988 'Jack'. Prisoner of War (POW). Evaded capture assisted by the Danish Resistance, but was captured near the Dutch-Belgium border.
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, PH, DFC
3 FW190, 1/2 Me109
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- 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-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Jack
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
20 February 1944 | ||
Born |
Los Angeles, California | ||
Other Transferred |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2338, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list