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CALDWELL, Jack Edward "Black Jack" - Date of
birth
20 February 1912 -
Age
32 -
Place of birth
Colton, San Bernardino County, California -
Hometown
White County, Arkansas -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-020743 -
Rank
Colonel -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
Headquarters,
387th Bombardment Group, Medium
-
Awards
Legion of Merit,
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
12 April 1944 - Place of
death
North Sea, off the coast of Dunkirk, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
James R. Caldwell (father)
Margaret F. (Rand) Caldwell) mother)
Roland W. Caldwell (brother)
Bernard R. Caldwell (brother)
Ruby A. Caldwell (sister)
James W. Caldwell (brother)
Ruth F. (Rogers) Caldwell (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-107581 -
Data
Type: B-26C
MACR: 3745
Source of information: United States Military Academy at West Point, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com, FindaGrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com, Jack Solomon and the United States Military Academy at West Point