George William Rutledge

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

media-34393.jpeg UPL 34393 2nd LT George W. Rutledge

Family photos

Object Number - UPL 34393 - 2nd LT George W. Rutledge

Shot down by fighters and exploded in mid-air and crashed near Finsterbergen on the return from a mision to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-73504. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

389th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

567th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-73504

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Hethel airfield, looking south, the technical site with three T2 hangars is left, 16 April 1946. Photograph by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1429. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Events

Event	Location	Date
Died		24 February 1944
Born	Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Arlington, VA, USA
Other Killed in Action (KIA)	Germany	24 February 1944

Revisions

Date31 Jan 2019 15:07:17

Contributoredraynie

Changes

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Missing Crew Report

Date8 Jul 2018 16:36:48

ContributorBob Rutledge

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Family photo collection.

Date8 Jul 2018 16:30:31

ContributorBob Rutledge

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Missing Aircrew Report

Date27 Sep 2014 18:11:18

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2941 / MACR 2941, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database