Paul E George

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed near Erneghem on 7/1/44 in B-24 #42-52758 'Swingtime in the Rockies' or 'Gin Mill Jill', Evaded (EVD).

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Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.

486th Bomb Group

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

People

Kate Jamieson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: British
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron

Samuel M Y Lum

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-703758
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-52758

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Swingtime in the Rockies, Gin Mill Jill
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Denver, Colorado, USA

Other

Evaded (EVD)

France 1 July 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Changed the label of a "Prisoner of War (POW)" event to "Evaded (EVD)".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "-" S/N to aid clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6771 / MACR 6771, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Vol 4, Pg 22 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database