William A Jones
Military
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UPL 32478
"Lt Jones of the 339th Fighter Group, wears the Distinguished Flying Cross awarded to him 14-Sep-44 at Station F-378 England."
Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x kills. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Munich. Bounced by enemy fighter in vicinity of Stuttgart and baled out. Prisoner of War (POW). 11-Sep-44 MACR 8696
Awards: DFC, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Man O War
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Butch
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Impatient Virgin
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Baled out |
Lillington, Royal Leamington Spa, Leamington Spa CV32 7AB, UK | 8 June 1944 | Baled Out Lillington Cat 5 damage Lt William A Jones, 8-Jun-44. P-51B 42-106806 - 505FS 339FG 8AF |
Other Baled Out |
Stuttgart, Germany | 11 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Munich. Bounced by enemy fighter in vicinity of Stuttgart and baled out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 8696 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 11 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. Prisoner of War (POW) having crashed near Aidlingen on 11 Sep 44 in P-51 'Man-O-War' 42-103742. |
Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Born |
Phoenix, AZ, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History