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Escape and Evasion Report 1607
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1943 · Escape and Evasion Reports
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
S/Sgt. Jack Reed (18084225) served as waist gunner on the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group aircraft during the August 1, 1943 Ploesti mission.
Reed was slightly wounded in the crash landing southwest of Ploesti and taken as a prisoner of war in Romania. He was released from Romanian internment following the country's change of allegiance in 1944. His serial number 18084225 appears in the 15th Air Force repatriation orders of September 3, 1944, listing him with the 93rd Bomb Group.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Position
Waist Gunner
Serial Number
18084225
Missions flown.
3 catalogued · 01 Aug 1943 — 01 Aug 1943
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
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Missing Air Crew Report 330
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1943 · Missing Air Crew Reports
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record