Herbert W Jackson

Military

Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29884. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Hans C Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16034390 / O-442687
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Second Lt. Donald E Weir - 326th Bomb Squadron Eighth Air Force WWII

42-29884

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 325th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

12 August 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 374 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database