George Sciligo
MilitaryAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed landed at Ash, Kent on return from operations on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17 42-31021 'Whirlaway'. RTD. Damaged by flak near the target at Wernigerode, GR and then shot down by fighters on the return and crashed near Afferden, Holland on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17 42-31510 'Paperdoll'. Evaded (EVD).
Awards: AM, PH, 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: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33080429 / O-802871
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Susanville, CA | 28 September 1916 | Son of Ambrose J Sciligo and Lillie Marie [Madalina] Moore. |
Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA | 10 April 1942 | San Francisco, California |
Other Discharged USAAF |
16 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Chico, California, USA | 20 January 2003 | |
Buried |
Paradise Cemetery, Paradise, Butte County, CA | 25 January 2003 | Paradise Cemetery Paradise, Butte County, California |
Other Evaded |
Germany | 22 February 1944 | |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added Died and Buried events and birth date per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 75448969.
Corrected spelling of his last name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 75448969 & per WW2 Draft card info on Ancestry.com.
Added a connection to A/C # 42-31021 mentioned in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2875 / MACR 2875, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database