Jarold served as a First Lieutenant and Navigator on B-17 "Jerry Jinx" (#41-24607), 427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Bryan County, Oklahoma prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 22, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Bookkeeper and/or cashier and also as Single, without dependents.
Jarold was declared "Missing In Action", along with the entire crew, while on mission to Lorient, France when they had to ditch their plane in the Bay of Biscay after being downed by German fighters.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-726995
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Aircrew who perished on B-17 "Jerry Jinx" (#41-24607):
Blankenship, Irwin D., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, California
Byrom, Jarold J., 1st Lt, Navigator, Oklahoma
Gross, Luther M., S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, North Carolina
Hamilton, Duke L., Jr., T/Sgt, Engineer, Wyoming
Hand, Victor G., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Mississippi
Mayo, Donald A., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Milford, Roger W., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Louisiana
Mitchell, Allan D., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Nebraska
Reber, Ehle H., 1st Lt, Pilot, Oregon
Swindle, Robert J., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Arkansas
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He resided in Bryan County, Oklahoma prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 22, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Bookkeeper and/or cashier and also as Single, without dependents.
Jarold was declared "Missing In Action", along with the entire crew, while on mission to Lorient, France when they had to ditch their plane in the Bay of Biscay after being downed by German fighters.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-726995
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Aircrew who perished on B-17 "Jerry Jinx" (#41-24607):
Blankenship, Irwin D., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, California
Byrom, Jarold J., 1st Lt, Navigator, Oklahoma
Gross, Luther M., S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, North Carolina
Hamilton, Duke L., Jr., T/Sgt, Engineer, Wyoming
Hand, Victor G., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Mississippi
Mayo, Donald A., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Milford, Roger W., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Louisiana
Mitchell, Allan D., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Nebraska
Reber, Ehle H., 1st Lt, Pilot, Oregon
Swindle, Robert J., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Arkansas
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Jarold served as a First Lieutenant and Navigator on B-17 "Jerry Jinx" (#41-24607), 427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Bryan County, Oklahoma prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 22, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Bookkeeper and/or cashier and also as Single, without dependents.
Jarold was declared "Missing In Action", along with the entire crew, while on mission to Lorient, France when they had to ditch their plane in the Bay of Biscay after being downed by German fighters.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-726995
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Aircrew who perished on B-17 "Jerry Jinx" (#41-24607):
Blankenship, Irwin D., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, California
Byrom, Jarold J., 1st Lt, Navigator, Oklahoma
Gross, Luther M., S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, North Carolina
Hamilton, Duke L., Jr., T/Sgt, Engineer, Wyoming
Hand, Victor G., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Mississippi
Mayo, Donald A., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Milford, Roger W., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Louisiana
Mitchell, Allan D., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Nebraska
Reber, Ehle H., 1st Lt, Pilot, Oregon
Swindle, Robert J., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Arkansas
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He resided in Bryan County, Oklahoma prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 22, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Bookkeeper and/or cashier and also as Single, without dependents.
Jarold was declared "Missing In Action", along with the entire crew, while on mission to Lorient, France when they had to ditch their plane in the Bay of Biscay after being downed by German fighters.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-726995
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Aircrew who perished on B-17 "Jerry Jinx" (#41-24607):
Blankenship, Irwin D., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, California
Byrom, Jarold J., 1st Lt, Navigator, Oklahoma
Gross, Luther M., S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, North Carolina
Hamilton, Duke L., Jr., T/Sgt, Engineer, Wyoming
Hand, Victor G., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Mississippi
Mayo, Donald A., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Milford, Roger W., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Louisiana
Mitchell, Allan D., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Nebraska
Reber, Ehle H., 1st Lt, Pilot, Oregon
Swindle, Robert J., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Arkansas
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