George G Shackley

Military
media-7301.jpeg UPL 7301 Brig. Gen. William M. Gross , 1st Combat Wing, and Lt. Col. Shackley pose with men of the 381st Bomb Group, who were presented medals. They are (left to right),: Major Kurner who wears the Legion of Merit; Brig. Gen. Gross; Major Greenlee presented the Bronze Star; and Lt. Col. Shackley , Base Air Executive. Engalnd, 20 February 1945.

Image courtesy of Astrid van Erp, Fields of Honour database at http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/

Object Number - UPL 7301 - Brig. Gen. William M. Gross , 1st Combat Wing, and Lt. Col. Shackley pose with men of the 381st Bomb Group, who were presented medals. They are (left...

Assigned to HQ Sqn, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. April 1943 - May 1945 Flew Group Lead Plane on Bomb Runs.





Awards: DFC, AM, BS, Defense, LOM, Croix de Guerre (w/Palm), WWII Victory, EAME (2 battle stars).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Personnel of the 55th Royal Armoured Corps with a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Marina the II" of the 381st Bomb Group during a visit to Ridgewell, 1 September 1943. Not To Be Published 1 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'British Tank Men Visit "Flying Corps". Men of the 55th Royal Armour Corps, many of whom have fought in Libya with the 8th Army, were invited to an American aerodrome "somewhere in Britain" to see Flying Fortresses. Keystone Photo Shows:- The R.A.C. men crowd around a Flying Fortre

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  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Martha II, Lucky Lady
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron 533rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Union City, New Jersey 10 December 1917

Enlisted

Newark, NJ 6 September 1940 Newark, New Jersey

Died

Savannah, GA 5 January 2004

Buried

8 January 2004 Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Sec: 59, Site: 1899

Based

Ridgewell Assigned to HQ Sqn, 381BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

George G Shackley: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 30078 - Major Shackley and crew of the 381st Bomb Group in...

Object number: UPL 7301 - Brig. Gen. William M. Gross , 1st Combat Wing, and...

Object number: UPL 7302 - Lt. Col. Shackely and 533rd Bomb Squadron extends...