Serviceman

Jack D Douglas

816thHQ

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Army serial number: 0794647
Rank: CAPT (14 June 1944), CAPT (8 August 1944), CAPT (21 October 1944), MAJ (2 January 1945), MAJ (28 February 1945), MAJ (6 April 1945)
Hometown: FORT DODGE IA; Fort Dodge IA; Ft Dodge IA
Also written: Jack Douglas
Sources: 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+initial (serial 0794647); verify

Awards

Date	Award	General order	Rank then
14 June 1944	Air Medal	1036	CAPT
8 August 1944	Air Medal	2406	CAPT
21 October 1944	Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster	4076	CAPT
2 January 1945	Distinguished Flying Cross	1	MAJ
28 February 1945	Distinguished Flying Cross, 1st oak leaf cluster	1030	MAJ
6 April 1945	Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster	2137	MAJ

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

1 entry, first 29 December 1943, last 29 December 1943. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

1943-12-29 HQ: 1Lt Reclassified to Personal Equipment Off (1042) per Ltr AAF AFPEP (1-H) 1Nov 1943 MOS asgd as princ dy

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 8

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 14: LLOYD C. OWENS · 16 March 1945

CASUALTY QURSTIONNAIRE
6.
Your name LLOYD C. OWENS
Rank T/sot. Serial No. 500000
2. Organization
483Bomber Gp Commander BARTON Rank Coh Sqn Jack CO DOUGLAS Rank MMC.
month MARCH day 16th did you go down?
(full name)
(full name)
3. That yaar 1945
4. What was the mission, Bembine , target, VIENNA
, target
time, 19:00
,altitude, 29,500
route scheduled,
, route flown
5.
Where were you when you left formation STINUTHS AFTER THRGAT
6. Did you bail out? Wo
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
No
8. Tall all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
fadividual questionnaire is attacned bailed out. A crow list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "Ito Knowledge". N. KNOWLE DGE
g. Where did your aircraft strike the 6. round? NAME Iach HUNGARY
1C. What membera of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
W
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
ALL perm MERS WERE ON BANA stric. Ww
CRASHAD LAND The pLANA
11.
Where were they in aireraft? PiloT & C.TiloT iv RABIN - 2LL oTher
MEMBWAS AN RHDIO ROOM
12. their condition? NORMAL
What was
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
NONE
14.
Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. NONE
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862,AF

National Archives, MACR 13059, page 14 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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