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416th Bombardment Group (L) 1Lt. William Richard Jokinen Pilot, O-795401 Prisoner Of War - Escaped 671st Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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416th Bombardment Group (L) 1Lt. William Richard Jokinen Pilot, O-795401 Prisoner Of War - Escaped 671st Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 21-Oct-1919, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York
Entered Military Service: Date: 23-Jan-1942 At: New York City, NY NARA Enlistment Record: Enlisted Serial # 12053554 POW summary: Fail to Return Date: 18-Mar-1945 Not assigned to any German POW Camp - Escaped while marching in POW column Return Date: 6-Apr-1945 Died: 25-Jan-1978, Lakeland, Polk County, Florida On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry Find-A-Grave |
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Extracts from Jokinen, William R. (1st LT.) Escape & Evasion Report EE-2943 (Original NARA Report) MIS-X Report Number: EE-2943 Interviewed by I.S.9 (WEA): 10 April 1945 Missing in Action: 18 March 45 Rejoined Allied Forces: 6 April 45 Narrative On 18 Mar 1945, Lt. JOKINEN was bombing WORMS, GERMANY. Heavy and accurate flak was encountered over the target. The oil lines to both motors on his ship, an A-26, were hit, disabling the ship. He was forced down near KRIEGSFELD, GERMANY (M-1523) and there he was taken POW. While marching in a column of POW about 15 Km southeast of DORZBACH, GERMANY (S-4389) on 1 April 1945, Lt JOKINEN escaped from this column and reached the Allied lines at JAGSTHAUSEN, GERMANY (S-2680) 6 April 1945 at Co "C", 255 Inf, 63 Div, 7 Army. French Helpers listed in Escape & Evasion Report EE-2943: Escaped from POW Column, No Helpers listed in EE Report, See E&E Reports for general information. |
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MACR 13154 Details Notes: A/C Seen to Crash. Lost as a result of Enemy Anti-Aircraft. Description: Four planes were presumed to be lost to flak when they failed to return to base. The planes went down in the vicinity of the PPF IP, northeast of the town of Bingen. Two planes went down in the vicinity of the target. ... No chutes were seen to emerge from any of the planes that were lost. The crews are all listed as MIA. ... #237 received a direct hit in the right wing and was seen to hit the ground in flames near Bingen. The crew was Lt W.B. Jokinen and Sgt E.J. Creeden. (416th BG History 1945) See also Mission # 239 |
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See Also:
Prisoner Of War (POW) Camps
Escape & Evasion (E&E) Reports
POW/E&E Terms and Acronyms
POW/E&E Sources, References, Resources
