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RANDALL, Jack Herbert - Date of
birth
22 June 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Bristol Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33331557 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
360th Bombardment Squadron,
303rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
2 October 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, off the coast of Denmark
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Fred W. Randall (father)
Eva S. Randall (mother)
Fred W. Randall (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5260 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Yardbird II
Destination: Emden, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 738
More information
S/Sgt Jack H. Randall graduated from Bristol High School.He enlisted in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on 1 September 1942. He graduated at the Army Air Forces training school and completed his training at Dyersburg in Tennessee.
The aircraft was hit by gunfire from two ME-109s immediately after the formation left the target. The ship peeled off, went down out of control, and exploded above the overcast. One parachute was observed coming out of the B-17 before it went out of sight. The B-17 crashed into the North Sea and all crewmen were killed.
The bottom picture dates from 1941 and was taken in high school.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.303rdbg.com, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com -1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, Bristol Courier
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=FallenTimeLine, Bristol High School Yearbook 1941/1946