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TIGER, Jerome S - Date of
birth
18 December 1922 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-739130 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
326th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 October 1943 - Place of
death
Markt Bibart, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 23 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Isadore M. Tiger (father)
Bessie Tiger (mother)
Eugene Tiger (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30387 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
MACR: 849
More information
2nd Lt Jerome S. Tiger was an electrician before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Chicago, Illinois on 2 April 1942.The airplane was shot down by enenmy fighters.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Eric Ackerman, www.b17flyingfortress.de, www.newspapers.com – Chicago Tribune - 28 December 1943
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Laura S