Paul J George
MilitaryCaptain Paul George was flying as an observer on B-17 #42-29985 'Barrel House Bessie' when it was shot down on the Bremen mission, 8 October 1943. He was the first to jump out of the plane. Prisoner of War (POW). His nickname in camp was 'Pap's' as he was born in 1899...
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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: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-679006
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20842063 at enlistment, then O-791459
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19091035
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Bombardier; Togglier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kathleen | Barrel House Bessie
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
11 October 1899 | ||
Enlisted |
15 July 1929 | (probably in the Air Corps...) | |
Other bailed out |
8 October 1943 | of B-17 #42-29985 'Barrel House Bessie' when it was shot down on the Bremen mission | |
Other Prisoner of War |
8 October 1943 | Interned at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan, Poland. Force-marched from there to Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Germany. Liberated there by US troops on 29 April 1945 | |
Died |
24 June 1987 | ||
Buried |
Paul George rests at the Woodlawn Memory Gardens in St Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 868
NARA WWII POW records
VETERANS' BIRLS Death file
http://www.306bg.us/
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / First Over Germany pg. 161 & 324, NARA