George J Polifka
MilitaryAssigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Orannienburg 15-Mar-45 in B-17G 44-8746. Bailed out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13089.
Awards: POW, 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: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39162667 / O-799342
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Bronx, New York | 15 August 1924 | Son of Dr Karl W Polifka. |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 26 March 1943 | |
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Other Baled out |
Wittenburg, Germany | 15 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Orannienburg 15-Mar-45 in B-17G 44-8746. Bailed out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13089. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
78-220 Tychowo, Poland | 15 March 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag luft IV. |
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Based |
Lavenham | 15 March 1945 | Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Illinois, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self MACR 13089