Elmer R Jones
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) crashed at Sarstedt on 11/26/44 in B-24 'Dorty Treek' #4410485
With the Ralph Butler Crew R56. On 26/11/1944 in A/C "Dorty Treek" 44-10485, on Misburg, mission, Germany. Bauer and Yergey were KIA by a direct hit to the nose of A/C. Fuller was killed in the fighter attack. Trombley and Callicrate were both wounded. Both Butler and Ostrander were burned around the face and hands Jones was also burned. Kamarainen was the only one to come out of the A/C unhurt. The A/C crashed at Sarstedt, Germany, MACR10760. He became a POW held in Germany.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dorty Treek
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
26 November 1944 |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10760 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database