George F Flynn

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). Shot down by flak and crashed at Ijsseler on 8/15/44 in B-17 Homesick Angel 42-107135

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-107135

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Homesick Angel
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

42-97207

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Returned (RTD)

Germany 12 May 1944

Other

Prisoner of War

15 August 1944

Born

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorBianca Barbato
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Sources

name mispelled

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 7908 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 4880 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database