George P Addis

Assigned to 87TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Piloted C-47A 42-100745 from US to ETO.

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

Service

Samuel Danna

Military | Sergeant | Crew chief / engineer | 438th Troop Carrier Group
Assigned to 87TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Crew of C-47A 42-100745 from US to ETO. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Jasper Kirksmith

Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-pilot | 438th Troop Carrier Group
Assigned to 87TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Co-piloted C-47A 42-100745 from US to ETO. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
William Smith

Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio operator | 438th Troop Carrier Group
Assigned to 87TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Crew on C-47A 42-100745 from US to ETO. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

Greenham Common

Military site : airfield
Built for the RAF in 1942 as an Operational Training Unit, it was handed over to the Eighth Air Force in 1942, and was the 51st Troop Carrier Wing's HQ in 1942. Greenham Common became a Ninth Air Force base in 1943, and was then home to a series of...

Event	Location	Date
Born	Pennsylvania, USA	29 March 1916
Son of William and Grace A Addis.
Lived in	Gloucester Township, NJ, USA	1941
Enlisted		17 April 1942
Based	Greenham Common	1943 – 1945
Assigned to 87TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF.
Crashed	Greenham, Thatcham RG19 6HN, UK	19 April 1944
Landing Accident Greenham Cmn/Sta 486 Cat 3 damage pilot Lt George P Addis. 19-Apr-44. C-47A 42-100745
Died	Fort Lupton, CO 80621, USA	6 March 1993

Date	Contributor	Update
08 June 2017 17:39:09	Al_Skiff	Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources
https://www.fold3.com/page/84787278_george_p%20addis/details/ https://www.fold3.com/page/70325485_george_p%20addis/details/ Into Fields of Fire: The Story of the 438th Troop Carrier Group During World War II. By W. L. George Collins