Jack J Woertz
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other 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
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.
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