George W Owens
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 4-March-1943 in B-17 42-5129 while serving as Navigator.
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 March 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Texas | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 4 March 1943 | Aircraft shot down by enemy fighters into the North Sea. His remains were never recovered. |
Other Commemorated |
Netherlands American Cemetery, 6269 NA Migraten, The Netherlands | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Netherlands American Cemetery. |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 13-Nov-2014. Missing AIr Crew Report (MACR 2749; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2749 / MACR 2749, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey, p. 88, National WW II Memorial web site ABMC link / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database