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name
FEE, Jack B - Date of
birth
1912 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Arkansas -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook county, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16139405 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 November 1944 - Place of
death
Oestrich-Winkel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 37 | 25 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Velma A. Fee (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102531 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Tangerine II
Destination: Wiesbaden, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the airfield of Erbenheim
MACR:10358
More information
S/Sgt Jack B. Fee was a music teacher.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Chicago, Illinois on 15 December 1942.
The aircraft was hit by flak, approximately one minute before bombs away. It immediately broke in two at the ball turret.
Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner, seven were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Oestrich-Winkel, Germany.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Marcel van Aalzum