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Andrew Lex JACKSON
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 18045030 | ||||||
| AGE | 28 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1914 ALABAMA | ||||||
| ETAT | Country STATE | ||||||
| FAMILY | Married | ||||||
| RANK | Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Salespersons |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 1 January 1942 | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 341st Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 97th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 21 October 1942 |
Source : R Biaux | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Bodillo (vers le Bois de Keraouel) - Cne Saint-Vougay | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-I-BO - s/n 41-24344 "The Big Bitch"
Macr : 15352 Mission : #15-8thAF - Lorient Underwater Base Attack Takeoff station 110 Polebrook, Northamptonshire UK The bodies were initially buried in Plouescat (29) A stele has been laid Shots by Focke Wulf 190 Fw190 piloted by Armind Landman (himself shot 3 weeks later and buried in Lesneven) | ||||||
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CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Saint-James N°3578
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| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin) | ||||||
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Cew of B-17 Fortress - type F-I-BO - s/n 41-24344 "The Big Bitch"
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| Captain | John M | BENNETT | Pilot | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia | O-427119 - Denver, Colorado |  |
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| Lieutenant | William F | GALEY | CoPilot | Dead | Hillcrest Cem. Weiser, Idaho | O-438570 - 21 ans - Fils de Edward Hughes et Irene Constance (Bohrer) Galey - Weiser, Idaho |
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| Lieutenant | Robert E | JACKSON | Navigator | Prisoner - Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 | O-724046 - Pasadena Olathe, Kansas |  |
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| 1Lieutenant | Thomas L. MORGAN | Bomber | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-443729 - PH - McKenzie, North Dakota |
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| S/Sergeant | George W | WRIGHT | Mechanic/gunner | Dead | North Platte Cem. Lincoln Co, Nebraska | 17011793 - 20 ans - Fils de Harold Floyd et Margaret Elaine (Bundy) Wright - North Platte, Nebraska - Initialement inhumé à Plouescat (29) - Corps retourné aux USA en 1948 |  |
| Sergeant | McCleary H | HARPER | Radio | Dead | Clearwater Cem. Clearwater, Florida | 34059923 - 27 ans - Clearwater Beach, Florida - Initialement inhumé à Plouescat (29) | |
| Sergeant | John Dwight | HYMAN | gunner | Dead | Beulah Cem. South Carolina | 14048849 - 20 ans - Fils de Talmade et Aurelia (Altman) Hyman - Pamplico, South Carolina - Initialement inhumé à Plouescat (29) |  |
| Sergeant | William J THOMPSON | gunner | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-18064916 - AM/PH - Shawnee, Oklahoma - Initialement inhumé à Plouescat (29) |  |
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| S/Sergeant | Jim D | COMBS | gunner | Dead | Fort Sam Houston Nat Cem. San Antonio, Texas | 6255000 - Weaver, Texas - Initialement inhumé à Plouescat (29) |  |
| Sergeant | Andrew L. JACKSON | gunner | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | 18045030 - AM+1/PH - 28 ans - Phoenix Arizona - Initialement inhumé à Plouescat (29) |  |
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Source : Régis Jan | ||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |