Serviceman

William R Jackson

840th816th

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Army serial number: 17010149
Rank: Pfc (20 October 1943), Pfc (30 October 1943), SGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (6 July 1944), SSGT (29 August 1944), SSGT (16 September 1944)
Hometown: Columbus OH; KENNETT MO; Kenneth MO; Kennett MO; Flint, MI
Also written: William Jackson
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 90, 176
Sources: 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+initial (serial 17010149); verify possible duplicate: Jacktson, William R. (840th; sources macr-crew, morning-report)

Crews

Nolan E. Guttery Crew · 840th
Warren Owens Crew · 840th

Missions placed on him

mission 132, 30 November 1944 · Linz · Listed with the Nolan E. Guttery crew, which flew it per its history (p. 90); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 143, 27 December 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Warren Owens crew, which flew it per its history (p. 176); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

Date	Award	General order	Rank then
14 June 1944	Air Medal	1048	SGT
6 July 1944	Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster	1604	SSGT
6 July 1944	Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster	1608	SSGT
29 August 1944	Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster	2938	SSGT
16 September 1944	Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster	3430	SSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

2 entries, first 20 October 1943, last 30 October 1943; grades seen: Pfc. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

1943-10-20 816th: above 2 EM hosp to dy 1300 FLD o a CAPT OFFICER 1ST LT
1943-10-30 816th: LO

National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 687, roll 453519128 p. 703

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 12: JACKSON, william R · 14 June 1944

APPA-11
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRK
File 6419
Name of crew member:
JACKSON, william R.
Rank:
s/Sgt.
Serial number:
37409306
Position: Crew (Bombor) : Asst. Engineer
Did he bail out?
Yes
Where?
A few miles west of Osijek, Yugoslavia
If not, why not?
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane
:
We
bailed out together
Was he injured?
No
Where was he when last seen? We walked out of Yugoalavia with the partisáns
Any hears ay information: together and after completing our aissions came
home on the same boat.
Source:
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition:
The last time I heard from him he was at Chanute Field, Ill.
Total number of missions of above crew member: He had 50
I had 51
Dates and destinations if possible: The first was Brod, Yugo. Apr. 13, 1943
The last was Lunich, Germany on Seut. 22 1943. It ig impossible
in remember all of the rest and their respective dates.
6-3861, AF

National Archives, MACR 6419, page 12 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

1 more statement from MACR 6419 are on the loss record.

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