Jack J Woertz

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed on Mission (KOM) 11-Dec-43 in P-47D 42-75045. Shortly after take off from Steeple Morden , UK on a mission to escort bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany 1LT Woertz noticed that his aircraft was leaking fuel. He attempted to return to base but made too steep a trun on approach and the aircraft stalled. The aircraft ehn struck som trees, crashed and burned and 1Lt Woertz was killed. No MACR issued.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed on Mission (KOM)

Steeple Morden, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK 11 December 1943 Killed when aircraft crashed attempting to return to base beacuse of a fuel leak. AIrcraft stalled, hit trees and crashed, bursting into flames.

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Buried

Buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Plot D, Row 3, Grave 89.

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 24-Jul-2015. Added Decorations, SN and Burial event per American BAttle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records; Made connectiong to PLace, Aircraft and Mission within existing website dta; Added Description based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

355th FG Files, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 417 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list