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Personal info

Full name
JACKSON, Douglas Decherd
Date of birth
1925
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Texas
Hometown
Rusk County, Texas

Military service

Service number
18098916
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Tail Gunner
Unit
451st Bombardment Squadron,
322nd Bombardment Group, Medium
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 November 1944
Place of death
Near Homburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 23 23

Immediate family

Members
Thomas N. Jackson (father)
Frances L. Jackson (mother)
Peggy J. Jackson (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
43-34187
Data
Type: B-26G 

Nickname: Little Audrey
Destination: Landau, Germany
MACR: 10179

More information

Sgt Douglas D. Jackson joined the Regular Army in Tyler, Texas, on 1 February 1943.

S/Sgt William H. Lawrence:
''A/C hit by flak and went into spin, no smoke or flames visible. A/C last seen still in spin going into clouds at 8000. Six parachutes came out and were seen to open. Approximate location, 10 miles west of Weissenburg, Germany.''

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com, https://aviation-safety.net
Photo source: Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot Class Book 44-C Frederick Army Air Field Oklahoma