Bernard Arthur Jacobson
MilitaryShot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52432. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11115616
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32205911 at enlistment, then T-001541
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19071807 at enlistment, then O-807003
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32111635
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19096186 at enlistment, then O-811138
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bachelor's Paradise
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan, USA | 3 November 1915 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 9 April 1944 | captured in Fårdrup, ± 10km East of Korsør, Denmark. Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany. Reutrned to Military Control on 5 June 1945. |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
WWII Draft card
MACR 3838
KU-1401 at https://catalog.archives.gov/search?q=KU-1401&f.ancestorNaIds=643795 (NARA)
NARA WWII POW Records
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3838 / MACR 3838 & Page 277of the book LIBERATORS OVER EUROPE by Mackay, Bailey & Scorza, D790G458 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database