Staff Sergeant Jack Spratt - USAF, April 9, 2018

Jack Spratt was born on Oct 1, 1921 and died on April 9, 2018. As a B-17 ball turret gunner during WW2, flew 39 missions over Germany with the 326th Bomb Squadron of the Eight Air Force's Ninety-Second Bombardment Group based in Podington, England. On the 10th mission they were shot and eventually rescued by General Patton and his Third Army in France. General Patton awarded each of the crew members to Bronze Star for their bravery. This was an unusual event as the Bronze Star is for infantry and not Army Air Corps personnel. Although the Air Corps tried to take it away they were not successful. He certainly was "One Lucky Buckeye over Germany" as the Ohio Historical Society called him in his article in his Timeline Magazine, dated April 2006. After the war, Jack married, raised a family, and worked for 35 years.

from legacy.com

Added to index Terry!
 
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