Callaway Jack Lester

Name:

Jack Lester Callaway

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

18188663

Unit:

451st Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bomber Group, Medium

Date of Death:

1945-03-18

State:

Louisiana

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Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Jack Lester Callaway was born on September 27, 1920, in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. He was the son of Claudius Calvin Callaway and Rosalie Speight Callaway. He served in the 451st Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bomber Group, Medium, as a Staff Sergeant and Mechanic/Gunner of B-26G #43-34409 during World War II.

On March 18, 1945, the aircraft was lost during a mission targeting road infrastructure in Germany. It had departed from airfield A-61 in Beauvais-Till�, France, at 08:00. While assembling for the mission near the commune of Goincourt�about 7 kilometers southwest of the airfield�it was involved in a mid-air collision with another B-26 (serial number 43-34422). The impact triggered an explosion that destroyed the aircraft and resulted in the pilot being ejected. The crash occurred around 08:44 AM.

SSgt Callaway was Killed in Action. Currently, we don't have details about his burial.

Source of information: http://francecrashes39-45.net/