Hartzell Hern Jones
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Roy H. Mohr and his bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30203). Handwritten caption on reverse: '230203 560BS SD6/9/43. Roy H. Mohr crew.'
Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Roy Mohr crew. 13 x combat missions, six aborts. Failed to Return (FTR) Stuttgart in B-17 42-30203 'Shack-Up'; Shot down 6-Sep-43. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3126
Awards: AM, PH.
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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: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733696
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shack Up
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Partridge, KS | 5 March 1911 | Son of Joseph Henry and Olive [Roneah] Jones. |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles CA | 23 May 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
Died |
Sancourt, France | 6 September 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Stuttgart in B-17 42-30203 'Shack-Up'; Shot down 6-Sep-43. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3126 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Knettishall | 6 September 1943 | Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial | Tablets of the Missing Brittany American Cemetery St Avold, France |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3126 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database