Jacob John Dalinsky
Militaryhttp://aircraft-crashes-belgium.jouwweb.be/94-bg-331-bs-b17-f/toestel4 managed by Rudy Kennis
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30389 'Dear Mom'. Evaded. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 253. See the story of his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fdalinsjj.html
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2043752
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35401584
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-795195
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31152049
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33373037
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dear Mom
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
29 November 1915 | Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States | |
Other Evaded |
Belgium | 17 August 1943 - 26 January 1944 | Helped by Belgian and French citizens and members of the Résistance. Back in England via Gibraltar 26 January 1944 |
Died |
15 April 1982 | Waterbury, Connecticut | |
Buried |
Jacob Dalinsky rests at the Saint James Cemetery in Naugatuck, New Haven County, Connecticut |
Revisions
MACR 323
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 342
Research for his page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fdalinsjj.html
Added a connection to 8th AF. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 323 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database