Personal File · Airman

Samuel G. Jaffe.

Navigator · Of 1528 Hoe Avenue, New York, New York.

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

2nd Lt. Samuel G. Jaffe served as navigator-bombardier on B-24J 42-50679, 409th Bomb Squadron, on the 28 January 1945 Dortmund mission. Born 1918, USA. Home address: 1528 Hoe Avenue, New York, New York.

After bombs were released the plane was hit by flak. His escape hatch was inoperative so he made his way to the bomb bay. Captured and held at Dulag Luft West for approximately 100 days before returning to duty. Provided a post-war statement regarding the fate of pilot Lt. Schmoller.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued
Position
Navigator
Serial Number
O-2065067
Hometown
1528 Hoe Avenue, New York, New York

Missions flown.

2 catalogued · 28 Jan 1945 — 30 Dec 1944

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.

Sources.

§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1945
Official record
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record