| Name | Jacobson, Joseph (NMI) ‡ |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 39176552 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943, effective 4 July 1943. |
| Duty | Flexible Gunner |
| Last Duty Date | 9 March 1944 |
| Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, South Minneapolis, Minnesota; Bruce Rininsland is commemorated on the same headstone |
| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 3005⇓ (31.437 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Higdon, Philip Earl⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Boyce, Ernest Marshall, Jr⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Begab, Meyer (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Johnston, Lawrence Edwin, "Larry"⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| T/SGT. Boehm, Richard John⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | TR |
| T/SGT. Jett, James Loveless⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Cunningham, Kenneth Henry⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TR |
| PVT. Klonowski, Francis Dominick⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Cronin, Willard John⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Jacobson, Joseph (NMI) | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10⇗ | 25 July 1943 |
Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29927⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 11⇗ | 28 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29728⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 14⇗ | 12 August 1943 |
Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29927⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flak damaged three engines preventing full power. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 38⇗ | 29 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37776⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; engines #1 and #3 running rough, as well as radio, interphone, and heated suits problems. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 40⇗ | 5 December 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 54⇗ | 21 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29723⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41B Group. Turned back at 1350 hrs over Beachy Head because 'this aircraft took off late and could not find a position open in the formation.' Sortie Report⇗ |
| 59⇗ | 5 February 1944 |
Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑40005⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 66⇗ | 24 February 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑30026⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 67⇗ | 25 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31058⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 68⇗ | 28 February 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31871⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 69⇗ | 2 March 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97477⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 70⇗ | 3 March 1944 |
Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31740⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 74⇗ | 9 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37781⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Lost after bombs away when bombs from high group (379BG) hit this aircraft, knocking tail completely off in front of stabilizer; aircraft dived straight down into a spin with all four engines going; no chutes observed. MACR 3005 Sortie Report⇗ |