George Anthony Babich
MilitaryOn 03 February 1943 George entered the service as a Private from Sacramento, California. He had four years of high school education, was single, without dependents and his civilian occupation was listed as: "Semiskilled routemen".
We have him listed on orders as participating on five 437th flights: Mission DETROIT on 06 June 1944, Mission GALVESTON on 07 June 1944, the Dragoon Movement in July of 1944, Resupply and Air Evacuation Mission #49 in August 1944, and Operation VARSITY in March of 1945; although we do not have a copy of the orders, he appears to have participated in Operation Market-Garden as well. According to our records, he was a member of the 437th TCG Association from 1972 until 2002.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
11 December 1923 | ||
Died |
29 November 2002 |