Jones Robert Jonathan

Monuments

B-17F 41-24491 ‘Man O War’ Memorial

Name:

Robert Jonathan Jones

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-661844

Unit:

423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1942-11-09

State:

Kansas

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Robert Jonathan Jones was born on February 19, 1918. He served in the 423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot on the B-17F #41-24491 'Man O War' during World War II.

On November 9, 1942, at 10h00, his crew took off from Station 111 airfield in Thurleigh, England, to attack the submarine base in St. Nazaire, France. Unfortunately, at around 02:40 pm, their plane was shot down by flak and crashed 1 km southeast of St-Andre-des-Eaux. This incident resulted in six casualties, three prisoners of war, and only one who evaded German capture. 2Lt Jones was one of the POWs. Wounded and hospitalized, he was then taken to Stalag Luft 1 near Barth, Western Pomerania, Germany.

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