Jesse W. Bacon
NAME: Jesse W. Bacon
ASN: 34084577
PLACE OF BIRTH: Savannah, GA
DATE OF BIRTH:
DATES OF SERVICE:
UNIT ASSIGNED: B Co. 504th PIB
E Co 2nd Bn 509th PIR
B CO 509th PIB
C CO 509th PIB
CAMPAIGNS:
AWARDS: Award of Combat Infantryman Badge
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
30 Jun 1941 - Enlisted at Fort McPhearson, GA - NARA Record
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 34084577
NAME BACON JESSE W
RESIDENCE: STATE Undefined Code
RESIDENCE: COUNTY Undefined Code
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT FT MCPHERSON ATLANTA GEORGIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 30
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 06
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 41
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION Undefined Code
GRADE: CODE Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
TERM OF ENLISTMENT Undefined Code
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL Civil Life
NATIVITY GEORGIA
YEAR OF BIRTH 17
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP White, citizen
EDUCATION Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers
MARITAL STATUS Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY Selectees (Enlisted Men)
BOX NUMBER 0750
FILM REEL NUMBER 1.267
00 Feb 1942 - Pvt. Jesse W. Bacon, 34084577, B Co. 504th PIB, Savannah GA
08 Nov 1942 - Pvt. Jesse W. Bacon, 34084577, E Co 2nd Bn 509th PIR, Savannah GA, Plane 6 Seat 4 Combat Weight 274 lbs
22 Jan 1944 - Pvt. Jesse W. Bacon, 34084577, B CO 509th PIB, SO 7 Placed on Jump Status
29 Feb 1944 - Captured - NARA POW Record
SERIAL NUMBER 34084577
NAME BACON JESSE W
GRADE, ALPHA Private First Class
GRADE CODE Second Lieutenant or Nurse or Dietitian or Physical therapy aide or Private First Class or Ensign or Second Class, Seaman
SERVICE CODE ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE Infantry
ARM OR SERVICE CODE INF: INFANTRY
DATE REPORT: DAY (DD) 29
DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM) 02
DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y) 1944
RACIAL GROUP CODE WHITE
STATE OF RESIDENCE Georgia
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION Parachute Infantry
PARENT UNIT NUMBER 0509
PARENT UNIT TYPE Battalion/Training Battalion Combat/Special Troops
AREA North African Theatre: Italy
LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD) 26
LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM) 06
LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y) 1945
SOURCE OF REPORT Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
STATUS Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
DETAINING POWER GERMANY
CAMP Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)
26 Jun 1945 - Repatriated
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