William A Jones

Military
media-32478.jpeg 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."

Object Number - 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

Aircraft

A P-51 Mustang of the 339th Fighter Group prepares to take-off at Fowlmere, whilst the Runway Control Officer watches. The distinctive striped jacket (and baseball cap) he is wearing was a peculiarity of the 339th – it was instituted to assist pilots of aircraft in spotting the Officer, upon whose signal that it was safe to take–off they depended. Handwritten on slide:"T/o bombing mission 8/44 Fowlmere James G. Robinson"
  • 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
A crashed P-51 Mustang (6N-C) nicknamed "Butch" of the 505th Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '504th F.S., 339th F.G., 8th Air Force.'
  • 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

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

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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

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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

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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.

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Promotion

Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Born

Phoenix, AZ, USA

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

http://littlefriends.co.uk / 339th Fighter Group Association.

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ContributorAAM
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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

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