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JENNINGS, Theodore Edward Ian - Date of
birth
12 May 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Penzance, Cornwall, England -
Hometown
West Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-795753 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
550th Bombardment Squadron,
385th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
11 December 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, 2 miles off Langeoog Island, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
William J. Jennings (father)
Margaret J. (Thomas) Jennings (mother)
Frances M. (Fantini) Jennings (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30168 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Slo Jo
Destination: Emden, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 1666
More information
1st Lt Theodore E. I. Jennings graduated from Newton High School with the class of 1939.He enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 28 January 1942.
According to witness statements of surviving crew members, the bombs exploded onboard the plane.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, William H. Shay, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - School Yearbooks / 1930 Census / Passenger and Crew List
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Newton North High School Yearbook 1939, www.americanairmuseum.com