Euylse Earl Jackson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
The Eric Sherman crew in front “WEREWOLF !” # 42-7572.
Standing, left to right: Sgt William S. Lutes; Sgt Leiding C. Olson; Sgt William Kopczynski; Sgt William A. McDonald; Sgt Euylse E. Jackson.
Kneeling, left to right: Captain Eric H. Sherman; 2/Lt Charles S. Clark (did not fly on the 21 July 1944 mission on 42-100315 “Quivering Box”); 1/Lt Glenn W. Hoffman and 1/Lt Nelson T. Segraves.
Not in photo: Captain Calvin T. Ballard, Lt John E. Hand and S/Sgt John T. Clay, all three KIA in the loss of 42-100315. ( Photo from the 446th BG website : http://www.446bg.com/)
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Object Number - UPL 21531 - Other version of the photo at UPL 21481. The Eric Sherman crew in front “WEREWOLF !” # 42-7572. Standing, left to right: Sgt William S. Lutes;...
S/Sgt Euylse Jackson was Right Waist gunner on B-24 Quivering Box #42-100315 of 446th BG / 705th BS, shot down by Flak on the 21 July 1944 mission to Munich, Germany. Wounded, Jackson went down with the plane and crashed near Tholen in The Netherlands. Killed In Action (KIA)
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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: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18049224 & O-434031
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34185329
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-817328
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16077659 and O-741175
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 21 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Marion, Arkansas | 24 November 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
Camp Forrest, Spring City,Tennessee, United States | 1 December 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
near Tholen, The Netherlands | 21 July 1944 | Wounded on board B-24 "Quivering Box" # 42-100315 on the 21 July 1944 mission to Munich, Germany, he went down with the plane. |
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Born |
Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States | ||
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Buried |
Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Initially buried in Germany, his remains were repatriated to the United States after the war. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7250
