George H Seidlein
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5133 - The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
B-17G 42-31435, 'West End,' modified w/six . 50 mgs in chin turret. Lost three engines due to heavy flak on mission to Orleans, France, 6 July 1944. Made emergency landing at RAF Manston, Kent. Entire crew RTD. Carried as F/O in 'Losses.'
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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 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-755659
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35550649
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: West End
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
8 December 1919 | ||
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Other Assigned |
6 May 1944 | Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #85 dated 6 May 1944, William Fairfield Crew (as SEIDIEIN). 32combat missions. | |
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Died |
Michigan, USA | 4 November 2008 | Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery Mason Ingham County Michigan, USA Plot: Section U - Lot 2563 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / href="http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…">http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…;; Losses of 8th AF, vol.4