Jack Owen Bussard
Military
Object Number - UPL 29722 - Lt. Jack O Bussard, Columbus, OH, 362nd Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-15607 G4-S “Li’l Mary”.
Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Lost in fatal crash at Cuneo, Italy. 30-Oct-45. Transfer flight in C-46 42-100829 from Neubiberg, Germany to Nice, France flew into mountain side Died non Battle (DNB). MACR 15451.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
17 November 1922 | ||
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Enlisted |
9 November 1942 | ||
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Based Transferred |
19 December 1944 - 18 January 1945 | Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Based |
18 January 1945 - 30 October 1945 | Transferred to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Promotion |
5 April 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Died Killed in Training (KIT) |
30 October 1945 | Lost in fatal crash at Cuneo, Italy. 30-Oct-45. Transfer flight in C-46 42-100829 from Neubiberg, Germany to Nice, France flew into mountain side Died non Battle (DNB). MACR 15451. | |
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Buried |
Green Lawn Cemetery Columbus Franklin County Ohio, USA |
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