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Old 22nd February 2018, 16:40
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Hello everyone,

William A Jackson Jr from Toledo Ohio was a tailgunner on a B-24 named " Harmful Lil Armful ".It seems that he was killed om May 9 1944 over Belgium.
Does anyone has more info on this man ?

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Re: William A Jackson Jr

is it this man:

William E. Jackson, Jr.
ID: 15102452
Entered the Service From: Ohio
Rank: Staff Sergeant

Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 715th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy

Died: Tuesday, May 09, 1944
Buried at: Cambridge American Cemetery
Location: Cambridge, England
Plot: E Row: 3 Grave: 6

Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

He was buried in Cambridge on the 11 May 1944, no other 448th BG men were buried that date with him, so liekly injured and killed on a raid, dead on return or died from wounds?
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28268362 - hope that link works
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S/Sgt William E Jackson Jr., ASN: 15102452, NARA enlistment record

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-...=1&rid=1075865

715BS, 448BG http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/228728

Findagrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...liam-e-jackson

According to AAM, attributed to B-24H #42-95055, see "Bar Fly"

http://www.b24bestweb.com/bar-fly.htm
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Gentleman,

Thank yoy very much for your marvellous help.

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A little additional general information.

8AF Combat Chronology, including May 1944

https://www.8thafhs.org/combat1944a.htm

488BG, Mission No. 62, 9 May 1944 primary target Liege marshalling yard, Belgium. S/Sgt Jackson may have been serving with the Skaggs Crew in 055, source Tara Copp database:

http://www.taracopp.com/8th-Air-Forc...up/X-05091944/

William Earl Jackson Jr was born 28 January 1924 in Toledo, Ohio to Edna L and William Earl Jackson Sr., birth record attached, sadly no photo found, source ancestry.com
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