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Dunaway Jack Andrew

Name:
Jack Andrew Dunaway
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-745054
Unit:
612th-Bomber-Squadron-401st-Bomber-Group-Heavy
Date of Death:
0000-00-00
State:
New Jersey
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Jack Andrew Dunaway, of New Jersey, served in the 612th Bomber Squadron, 401st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot on the B-17 "Man O’War" #42-38033 during World War II. On March 20, 1944, his crew took off from Station 128 in Deenethorpe, England, on a bombing mission to Frankfurt, Germany. Shot down by flak, four crew members died as a result of this incident while the others were able to survive (including 2Lt Dunaway). Their airplane crashed between Courlandon and Breuil, France. 2Lt Dunaway was taken as a prisoner and was brought to the Stalag Luft 1 near Barth, Western Pomerania, Germany.

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