Jocko Rhesus Monkey
Military | Mascot | 344th Bomb Group
Jocko was a Rhesus Monkey and one of the many squadron mascots of the 344th Bomb Group.
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Jack K Havener (1920–2011) flew B-26 Marauders with the 344th Bomb Group. He completed 68 combat missions in the medium bombers, many of them from Stansted. Among the medals awarded to Havener was the Distinguished Flying Cross – given to an American airman who ‘distinguished himself by heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight’.
Havener grew up in Illinois and worked for the International Harvester Company, an agricultural equipment supplier, his entire adult life. He joined as an office boy in 1939, and retired as a supervisor in production and material management in 1978. After the war he remained in the active reserve of the US Air Force, rising from the rank of Captain in 1945 to Lieutenant Colonel in 1971. He was one of the founding members of IWM Duxford’s American Air Museum in Britain.
Military | Mascot | 344th Bomb Group
Jocko was a Rhesus Monkey and one of the many squadron mascots of the 344th Bomb Group.
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Group
B-26 Marauder
B-26 Marauder assigned to the 497th Bomb Squadron of the 344th Bomb Group.
Military site : airfield
Today, Stansted is one of the busiest airports in Britain. During the Second World War, instead of airliners delivering passengers, Stansted Moutfitchet’s aircrews in their B-26 Marauders attacked Nazi targets, paving the way for D-Day and the...
Event | Location | Date |
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Born | Sterling, IL, USA | 15 September 1920 |
Died | Memphis, TN, USA | 2011 |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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10 October 2014 13:10:28 | Emily | Changes to events |
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Updated Place of Birth and Death, from Obituary, sent to AAM by brother Bill Havener, 2011. |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
01 October 2014 08:42:10 | Emily | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nickname, nationality, highest rank, biography, events, unit associations, place associations and media associations |
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-Correspondence with Roger Freeman held with original copies of associated media. -AAM membership list. - Medals: Baumgardner, 'The Distinguished Flying Cross Society', p 103. |