World War II Honoree

Jack T. Greene

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Newark, New Jersey

SERVED WITH THE 107TH TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, BASED IN BELGIUM. HE WAS CONDUCTING VISUAL RECONNAISSANCE NEAR THE FRONT LINES WHEN HE NOTICED HE HAD NO OIL PRESSURE. HE BEGAN A SLOW DESCENT TOWARDS THE AMERICAN LINES. HE WAS LAST SEEN BY HIS WINGMAN FLYING AT 1000 FEET. HE DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE AMERICAN LINES AND WAS LISTED AS MISSING IN ACTION. LATER IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR.