Jerome H Geiger

Military

On 27 September 1944, a flak shell entered the ball turret and exploded, blowing ball turret completely away. Ball Turret gunner was killed instantly. Sergeant. Kurtz,'Y' Radio Operator was blown out of the plane but was able to open his chute and was captured when he landed. Plane (42-98004) and rest of crew made it back to base. Earlier may have been CP to Major James T. Stewart 15 Sept 43 B17#4229825 'Meat Ball' ran out of fuel on return from mission to Romily-Sur-Seine. All returned

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-98004

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group

Events

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Born

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Wounded in Action (WIA)

Germany 27 September 1944

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Sources

GENERAL ORDER # 486, From Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Turner, and http://351st.org/loadlist/search.php?type=n&last=Geiger&first=Jerome

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9360 / MACR 9360/The 351st Bomb Group in WWII; p. 55., Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 282 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database