Jerome A Evenson
MilitaryReported to the ETO on 08 Aug 1943. Attacked by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 29 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-39965 crashed NE of Wolfsburg, GR after some of the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf, near Krems Austria 48-15.
Flew on Gerald R. Haywood crew. During this mission, #3 engine and nose was on fire. Dropped out of formation and was attacked again by two more enemy fighters. 4 survivors and 6 Killed in Action (KIA).
Earlier flew on B-17#42-30065 that crash landed returning from raid on Stuttgart on 6 Sept 43. It ran out of fuel. Many of the other B-17's were low on fuel that day. 23 September 1943 returning from mission to Nantes, France, crashed in B17 #42-3449 while attempting to land at RAF Wing. All crew returned, but 3 seriously injured.
POW, AM 4OLC, DFC,
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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: 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885215
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Near Krems Austria | 29 March 1944 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Born |
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to the A/C #42-30065 listed in the "Summary biography".
Corrected serial number from 42-3349 to 42-3449.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3482 / MACR 3482, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 276, 290 with pix of plane, First Over Germany pg. 228-9, NARA, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…