George Floyd Randall

Military

Assigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Lechfeld 12-Sep-44 flak, crashed Karwendelhaus; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8622.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17114791 / O-819051
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Something Else
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Canada 16 April 1919

Enlisted

Detroit, MI 19 February 1941

Other

Baled out POW

Karwendelhaus, Germany 12 September 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Lechfeld 12-Sep-44 flak, crashed Karwendelhaus; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8622.

Other

Evaded / Captured

Innsbruck, Austria 12 September 1944 - 17 September 1944 Evaded, captured Innsbruck, Austria 17-Sep-44.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 17 September 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Died

Bay Pines, FL 26 May 1990

Buried

Bay Pines National Cemetery, FL Bay Pines National Cemetery Bay Pines, Pinellas County, FL

Based

Lucera 12 September 1944 Assigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF.
Macomb County, MI