George Petula
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 54655 - S/Sgt George Petula, 448BG
Assigned to 713BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 11-Jan-44 in B-24 42-52123. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2518
Awards: PH.
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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: 448th Bomb Group 713th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16043498 / O-676878
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Thirty Day Furlough
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 713th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Yonkers, NY | 16 March 1923 | Son of Katherine Petula. |
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Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 6 November 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Died |
Oodorn, Netherlands | 11 January 1944 | Shot down by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 11-Jan-44 in B-24 42-52123. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2518 |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot L, Row 14, Grave 12 | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Seething | 11 January 1944 | Assigned to 713BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2518 / MACR 2518, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
