George Hallow Yeager Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURGeorge Yeager was shot down on 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97081. The aircraft ditched and Yeager was one of two crew members to survive and be rescued.
Yeager was Killed in Action on 16 July 1944 in B-17 'Miss Fitt' 42-107064.
See MACR 7553.
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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 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-706110
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0-754409
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-815837
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11093338
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17128306
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 16 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned |
16 April 1944 | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 547th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, James W Brown, Jr, Crew. 16 combat missions. | |
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Died |
16 July 1944 | ||
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Born |
Roanoke, Virginia | ||
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Buried |
Plot A Row 33 Grave 28 |
Revisions
Brought in information from another duplicate record. Source:
MACR 4812 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
And:
From 'bombercommand': http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4378
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
MACR 7553 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4378
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4812 /MACR 7553, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…