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Jacob Mendoza Martinez

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Jacob Mendoza Martinez

Birth
Death
13 Apr 1969 (aged 48)
Burial
Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California, USA Add to Map
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Jacob Mendoza Martinez was a ball turret gunner in the 384th Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force in England in 1943. On October 14, 1943, while flying aboard B-17 #42-29870, this aircraft was one of 60 B-17's shot down on a single mission, attempting to bomb Schweinfurt, Germany. Jacob Mendoza Martinez was captured by the Germans and became a prisoner of war.
Jacob Mendoza Martinez was a ball turret gunner in the 384th Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force in England in 1943. On October 14, 1943, while flying aboard B-17 #42-29870, this aircraft was one of 60 B-17's shot down on a single mission, attempting to bomb Schweinfurt, Germany. Jacob Mendoza Martinez was captured by the Germans and became a prisoner of war.

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  • Created by: Ron West
  • Added: Jul 2, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72459555/jacob_mendoza-martinez: accessed ), memorial page for Jacob Mendoza Martinez (25 May 1920–13 Apr 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 72459555, citing Santa Maria Cemetery District, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California, USA; Maintained by Ron West (contributor 47389384).