George T Gafney Jr
MilitaryKilled in Service when B-24 Liberator crashed into hill whilst landing at Prestwick, Scotland, for a fuel stop on returning flight to US after the war.
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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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
13 July 1924 | ||
Died |
Prestwick, South Ayrshire, UK | 12 June 1945 | |
Based |
Seething | Exact dates not yet known. | |
Buried |
Calvary Cemetery, 5239 West Florissant Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63115, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Moved 'Jr' to suffix field and 'Gt' from middle name field to first and middle name fields.
Findagrave record: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=gafney&GSbyrel=al…;
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / book: Hell on High Ground