George Molnar
MilitaryPhoto courtesy of Eugene Spearman.
Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29870 'Big Moose'. Prisoner of War (POW), Missing Air Crew Report 1038.
Earlier on 4 Oct 43 on a mission to Frankfurt, B17 #42-30043 'Ruthless' ditched in North Sea and rescued by HM drifter ‘Lord Keith’.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38214909
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-805199
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18051500
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12060630
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35518619
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
20 March 1918 | ||
Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14, UK | 14 September 1943 | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 547th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #96 dated 14 September 1943, Giles Felker Kauffman Jr. crew. Five combat missions. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 14 October 1943 | POW camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Warren, OH, USA |
Revisions
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Updated the location of the POW event to “Zagan, Poland” instead of “Germany”.
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity. Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4963
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1038 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4963
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/SortieReport.php?SortieKey=697
Consolidated information from duplicate files:
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/72595
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…