Victor served as a Sergeant and Right Waist Gunner on B-17 "Jerry Jinx" (#41-24607), 427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Lauderdale County, Mississippi prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 21, 1942 at Gowan Field, Boise, Idaho. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a farmer and also as Single, without dependents.
Victor was declared "Missing In Action", along with the entire crew, while on mission to Lorient, France when they had to ditch their plane in the Bay of Biscay after being downed by German fighters.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 31044749
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Aircrew who perished on B-17 "Jerry Jinx" (#41-24607):
Blankenship, Irwin D., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, California
Byrom, Jarold J., 1st Lt, Navigator, Oklahoma
Gross, Luther M., S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, North Carolina
Hamilton, Duke L., Jr., T/Sgt, Engineer, Wyoming
Hand, Victor G., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Mississippi
Mayo, Donald A., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Milford, Roger W., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Louisiana
Mitchell, Allan D., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Nebraska
Reber, Ehle H., 1st Lt, Pilot, Oregon
Swindle, Robert J., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Arkansas
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Lauderdale County, Mississippi prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 21, 1942 at Gowan Field, Boise, Idaho. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a farmer and also as Single, without dependents.
Victor was declared "Missing In Action", along with the entire crew, while on mission to Lorient, France when they had to ditch their plane in the Bay of Biscay after being downed by German fighters.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 31044749
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Aircrew who perished on B-17 "Jerry Jinx" (#41-24607):
Blankenship, Irwin D., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, California
Byrom, Jarold J., 1st Lt, Navigator, Oklahoma
Gross, Luther M., S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, North Carolina
Hamilton, Duke L., Jr., T/Sgt, Engineer, Wyoming
Hand, Victor G., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Mississippi
Mayo, Donald A., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Milford, Roger W., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Louisiana
Mitchell, Allan D., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Nebraska
Reber, Ehle H., 1st Lt, Pilot, Oregon
Swindle, Robert J., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Arkansas
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Victor served as a Sergeant and Right Waist Gunner on B-17 "Jerry Jinx" (#41-24607), 427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Lauderdale County, Mississippi prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 21, 1942 at Gowan Field, Boise, Idaho. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a farmer and also as Single, without dependents.
Victor was declared "Missing In Action", along with the entire crew, while on mission to Lorient, France when they had to ditch their plane in the Bay of Biscay after being downed by German fighters.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 31044749
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Aircrew who perished on B-17 "Jerry Jinx" (#41-24607):
Blankenship, Irwin D., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, California
Byrom, Jarold J., 1st Lt, Navigator, Oklahoma
Gross, Luther M., S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, North Carolina
Hamilton, Duke L., Jr., T/Sgt, Engineer, Wyoming
Hand, Victor G., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Mississippi
Mayo, Donald A., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Milford, Roger W., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Louisiana
Mitchell, Allan D., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Nebraska
Reber, Ehle H., 1st Lt, Pilot, Oregon
Swindle, Robert J., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Arkansas
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Lauderdale County, Mississippi prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 21, 1942 at Gowan Field, Boise, Idaho. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a farmer and also as Single, without dependents.
Victor was declared "Missing In Action", along with the entire crew, while on mission to Lorient, France when they had to ditch their plane in the Bay of Biscay after being downed by German fighters.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 31044749
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Aircrew who perished on B-17 "Jerry Jinx" (#41-24607):
Blankenship, Irwin D., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, California
Byrom, Jarold J., 1st Lt, Navigator, Oklahoma
Gross, Luther M., S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, North Carolina
Hamilton, Duke L., Jr., T/Sgt, Engineer, Wyoming
Hand, Victor G., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Mississippi
Mayo, Donald A., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Milford, Roger W., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Louisiana
Mitchell, Allan D., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Nebraska
Reber, Ehle H., 1st Lt, Pilot, Oregon
Swindle, Robert J., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Arkansas
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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