Name | Jackson, Leslie Hall ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant |
Serial Number | 13105180 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, effective 16 April 1944. |
Duty | Flexible Gunner |
MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 24 April 1944 |
Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 4349⇓ (17.726 MB) How Leslie Jackson Became a Friend of Füssen⇓ (1.863 MB) |
Photos of this Veteran signing the Wing Panel | Jackson Signing⇗ |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Bice, William Leslie, "Buddy"⇗ | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Griggs, Frederick Monroe⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
Flt. Ofcr. Patefield, Richard Arthur⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
2nd Lt. Masterson, Donald Joy⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Schepers, Bob Eugene⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Atkinson, Robert Vernon⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. McLimans, Joseph Emmett⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
CPL. Congdon, Robert Earl⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
SGT. Kelley, Luther Irwin⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
SGT. Jackson, Leslie Hall | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97372⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Hit by flak near Munich; #2 engine on fire but plane under control; bombed target; crashed near Füssen, Germany. MACR 4349. Navigator seriously wounded; died on 16 May 1944 in a German hospital. Sortie Report⇗ |