Jack served as a Sergeant, 559th Bomber Squadron, 387th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Bangs Brown County, Texas prior to the war.

B-26C #42-107844, while returning from an operational mission, crash landed on the East-West runway at Chastres and immediately caught on fire at 1134 hours.

Members of the 2047th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, Military Police, and medical personnel quickly responded to the crashed B-26 in an effort to aid & rescue the crew and to contain the fire as best as they could.

Two members of the crew were quickly removed from the B-26 by medical personnel and put in an ambulance as others continued to try and control the fire.

When an attempt was made to rescue a third crew member the bomb load on the B-26 exploded. This explosion killed the entire crew of the B-26 and many of the ground crew attempting to save them.

Jack was "Killed In Action" in this explosion at Chastres, France during the war.

Service # 38514358

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Those who perished on B-26C #42-107844:

Allman, James L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, WV
Hans, Norbert A ~ S/Sgt, Togglier, CA
Hudson, Craig T ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, AL
McDonald, Leonard W ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TN
McKnight, Jack N ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, TX
Weldon, Neil H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MD

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Ground crew that perished included:

Adams, Oscar R ~ Tech/5, VA
Au, Dale D ~ Corp, OH
Boch, Joseph F ~ Sgt, OH
Brasington, James C ~ Pvt, SC
Countryman, Robert H ~ 1st Lt, CA
Crabb, Lester C ~ Sgt, TN
Dixon, Harry A ~ Tech/5, MD
Felion, George A ~ Pfc, VT
Garcia, Inez G ~ Corp, TX
Jones, Roy W ~ Sgt, TX
La Voy, Charles P ~ Tech/5, MO
Murphy, Robert E ~ Maj, CA
Nelson, Harold A ~ Tech/5, MN
Orante, Armando R ~ Pfc, AZ
Page, Leo V ~ Tech/5, RI
Perez, Carlos S ~ Pvt, TX
Pick, Charles R, Jr ~ Sgt
Radlinger, Laurence E ~ 1st Lt, SD
Sandstrom, Joseph H ~ Pfc, CT
Watters, Franklin L ~ Capt, Surgeon, MI

(Bio Report by: Russ Pickett)

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Reburial: 11/24/1948