Enlistment Army Service No. (ASN): 18215956
Click here for hometown cenotaph memorial, located in Fort Worth, Texas.. His parents are linked to this memorial.
Jack served as a Staff Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17F "Son" #42-5221, 427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Tarrant County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 1, 1942 in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
Jack was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German aircraft and crashed into the Baltic Sea, near Lolland, Denmark during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5221:
Bruce, Robert V ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, South Carolina
Clifford, Bernard J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Dyke, Andrew A ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Gale, Charles L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New York
Hartzog, Foy G ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Alabama
Heller, William O ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Horning, Allen E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Jahn, Charles O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Minnesota
McLarty, Jack L ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Texas
Stata, Charles M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Click here for hometown cenotaph memorial, located in Fort Worth, Texas.. His parents are linked to this memorial.
Jack served as a Staff Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17F "Son" #42-5221, 427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Tarrant County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 1, 1942 in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
Jack was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German aircraft and crashed into the Baltic Sea, near Lolland, Denmark during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5221:
Bruce, Robert V ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, South Carolina
Clifford, Bernard J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Dyke, Andrew A ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Gale, Charles L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New York
Hartzog, Foy G ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Alabama
Heller, William O ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Horning, Allen E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Jahn, Charles O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Minnesota
McLarty, Jack L ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Texas
Stata, Charles M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Enlistment Army Service No. (ASN): 18215956
Click here for hometown cenotaph memorial, located in Fort Worth, Texas.. His parents are linked to this memorial.
Jack served as a Staff Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17F "Son" #42-5221, 427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Tarrant County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 1, 1942 in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
Jack was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German aircraft and crashed into the Baltic Sea, near Lolland, Denmark during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5221:
Bruce, Robert V ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, South Carolina
Clifford, Bernard J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Dyke, Andrew A ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Gale, Charles L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New York
Hartzog, Foy G ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Alabama
Heller, William O ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Horning, Allen E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Jahn, Charles O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Minnesota
McLarty, Jack L ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Texas
Stata, Charles M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Click here for hometown cenotaph memorial, located in Fort Worth, Texas.. His parents are linked to this memorial.
Jack served as a Staff Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17F "Son" #42-5221, 427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Tarrant County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 1, 1942 in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
Jack was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German aircraft and crashed into the Baltic Sea, near Lolland, Denmark during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5221:
Bruce, Robert V ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, South Carolina
Clifford, Bernard J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Dyke, Andrew A ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Gale, Charles L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New York
Hartzog, Foy G ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Alabama
Heller, William O ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Horning, Allen E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Jahn, Charles O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Minnesota
McLarty, Jack L ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Texas
Stata, Charles M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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