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FLT O Jack Drescher Jr.

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FLT O Jack Drescher Jr. Veteran

Birth
New York, USA
Death
21 Nov 1944 (aged 24)
Esparto, Yolo County, California, USA
Burial
Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Flight Officer Drescher was the pilot of C-46A
Commando #41-12373, serving with the 465th
Base Unit, McClellan Army Airfield,
Sacramento, California.

He was one of eight airmen killed in a crash
of the transport at Esparto, in Yolo County,
California.

The men killed were:

Flt. Off. Henry J Drescher, Jr, pilot
Flt. Off. James W Kelly
2nd Lt. Irving W Jones, Jr
Sgt. John S Janowicz
Cpl. Thomas C Anderson
PFC Casimir Olszewski
Pvt. John F Boland
Pvt. Ross F Judd
Flight Officer Drescher was the pilot of C-46A
Commando #41-12373, serving with the 465th
Base Unit, McClellan Army Airfield,
Sacramento, California.

He was one of eight airmen killed in a crash
of the transport at Esparto, in Yolo County,
California.

The men killed were:

Flt. Off. Henry J Drescher, Jr, pilot
Flt. Off. James W Kelly
2nd Lt. Irving W Jones, Jr
Sgt. John S Janowicz
Cpl. Thomas C Anderson
PFC Casimir Olszewski
Pvt. John F Boland
Pvt. Ross F Judd

Bio by: Tim Cook


Inscription

Jack Drescher, 1920-1924. Flight Officer

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from New York; ASN T-223673



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