Jack J Burg
Military
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UPL 48985
Jack J. Burg
Bombardier/Navigator
416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF
KIA 25 Dec 1944
Bombardier/Navigator
416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF
KIA 25 Dec 1944
Assigned to 668BS, 416BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Munstereifel took direct flak hit to bomb bay Killed in Action (KIA) 25-Dec-44 MACR 12016.
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), PH, EAME, American Campaign Medal.
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Units served with
People
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 14 March 1941 | Chicago, Illinois |
Other Crash Landed |
51400 Prosnes, France | 2 December 1944 | Crash landed in A-20K 44-093 in friendly territory [Prosnes A-79], after flak hit A/C, pilot Capt Meagher WIA 2-Dec-44. |
Died |
Blankenheim, Germany | 25 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Munstereifel took direct flak hit to bomb bay Killed in Action (KIA) 25-Dec-44 MACR 12016. The flight leader's plane was hit by moderate to intense, heavy accurate flak that followed the formation from the bombline to the target. The plane, an A-20 Havoc, exploded in mid-air. One chute was seen to emerge and open. The crew consisted of Captain R.V. Miracle, Lt J.J. Burg, Staff Sergeants A.F. Galloway and J.R. Simmonds. ... Both crews are listed as MIA. |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois | ||
Chicago, Illinois | Monticello Avenue | ||
Buried |
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Plot Plot G Row 3 Grave 36 | |
Based |
Wethersfield | 25 December 1944 | Assigned to 668BS, 416BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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