George Elias
Military
Back L-R: 2nd Lt. Billy “Rook” Rooker (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Robert Monfort (N), Lt. George Elias (N), 1st Lt. Donald H. Brown (P), 1st Lt. Raymond Austin (B).
Front L-R: Lt. Col. Thomas Beckett (AC/CP), SSgt. Jack Smith (BT), SSgt. Robert “Berg” Berger (FG), unidentified 1, unidentified 2
To Be Identified: TSgt. Harland House (RO), TSgt. Kenneth Swift (TT).
The Quentin Bland Collection. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35699/category/LeadCrews
Object Number - UPL 68479 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 8 June 1944/Orleans, Fr (Bridge). Back L-R: 2nd Lt. Billy “Rook” Rooker (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Robert Monfort (N), Lt....
Assigned to 15AF USAAF, flying 5 combat missions prior to transfer to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Rob Menke crew. 26 x combat missions with 384BG (31 total). ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
16 September 1921 | ||
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Enlisted |
17 October 1942 | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
20 October 1947 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
16 August 1977 | ||
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Buried |
Memorial Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, SC | 21 August 1977 | Memorial Park Cemetery Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
