Jacobs, Edward Gregory

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Jacobs, Edward Gregory ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-719081 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 17 July 1944, effective 17 July 1944.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	16 November 1944
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Not identified in National Archives POW database.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 12 July 1921 So much of paragraph 9, SSO 190 this station (7 days TD to Moulsford Manor, a Flak House) as pertains to 1ST LT WILLIAM A. HENSON II is rescinded and 2ND LT EDWARD G. JACOBS is substituted therefor per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #192 dated 29 September 1944.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 10448⇓ (33.387 MB) Accident Report # 44-09-27-510⇓ (2.530 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. McKinney, Dale Morris⇗	Pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Springsted, Donald George⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Jacobs, Edward Gregory	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Latz, David John⇗	Bombardier	TR
S/SGT. Meyer, Melvin Joseph⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Murphy, William C⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	KIA
SGT. Stephenson, Hilton Hubert⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
CPL. Wantuch, Casimer Joseph⇗	Tail Gunner	WIA
SGT. Macuch, Albert Richard⇗	Flexible Gunner	WIA
SGT. Weiss, Joseph Richard⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 24 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
166⇗	28 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	43‑38016⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42-37822. Sortie Report⇗
178⇗	12 August 1944	Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France	Navigator	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Navigator	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗
182⇗	18 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium	Navigator	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
184⇗	25 August 1944	Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany	Navigator	43‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
186⇗	30 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France	Navigator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
187⇗	3 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Navigator	43‑38213⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
191⇗	10 September 1944	Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany	Navigator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
195⇗	17 September 1944	Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands	Navigator	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit B Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Navigator	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
197⇗	21 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany	Navigator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
200⇗	27 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Replaced 44‑6141, which was damaged in a taxi accident prior to takeoff. Sortie Report⇗
200⇗	27 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	44‑6141⇗	Taxi accident prior to takeoff, crew not injured; replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑37971. Sortie Report⇗
207⇗	7 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany	Navigator	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Navigator	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Navigator	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Third Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
213⇗	18 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
214⇗	19 October 1944	Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Navigator	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Fourth Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Navigator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Navigator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	44‑6512⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Low Squadron Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41D Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Navigator	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Hot camera ship. Aircraft received a direct flak burst in #3 engine over target, setting it afire at 1205 hrs. Six chutes were observed, but one appeared to be on fire. The aircraft crash-landed at Tongres, Belgium, with injured pilot and tail-gunner, and dead co-pilot. MACR 10448 Sortie Report⇗

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