George R Darrow
MilitaryMay 1943 - March 1944. Pilot, Darrow crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29735 'Our Mom'. Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to base.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rum Boogie
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia