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JACKSON, Bernard Charles - Date of
birth
3 December 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Essex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-805054 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 December 1943 - Place of
death
In sand dune near the Coastal Radio Station
Norderney, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 17 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter J. Jackson (father)
Gertrude F. (Tobin) Jackson (mother)
Walter A. Jackson (brother)
Richard P. Jackson (brother)
Mary G. Jackson (sister)
Robert F. Jackson (brother)
Donald A. Jackson (brother)
Jerome E. Jackson (brother)
Eileen Jackson (sister)
Justine H. Jackson (sister)
Joan Jackson (sister)
Marie E. (Bartley) Jackson (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3288 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 1704
More information
#2 Engine exploded and the aircraft crashed on the second Island off the coast of Germany, one of the Frisian Islands. Bernard was recovered dead and buried on the military cemetery Norderney on 22 December 1943.During WW2, all six of the brothers were serving in the U.S. armed forces at the same time.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Anne Armitage, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Jackson Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Jackson Family Tree