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STRICKLAND, Jonas Dwight - Date of
birth
7 April 1924 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Medicine Lodge, Kansas -
Hometown
Pratt County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18194878 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
816th Bombardment Squadron,
483rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 April 1945 - Place of
death
Linz, Austria
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 23 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Fred C. Strickland (father)
Alicia L. (Bradney) Strickland (mother)
Dorothy E. Strickland (sister)
Wayne F. Strickland (brother)
Boyd L. Strickland (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Jonas D. Strickland enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in 1944.The airplane collided with another B-17 in the group. Both planes remained under control, but the tail section was cut off.
He was the only member of the crew killed as a result of the collision.
Source of information: Laurance van Meter, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, Jacob L. Grimm: 'Heroes of the 483rd' (1997) (c),p.24
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Laurance van Meter, http://doleinstitute.org - Robert J Dole Library Institute of Politics University of Kansas