Fred H Geitz

Military
media-30890.jpeg UPL 30890 Staff Sergeant Fred H Geitz, Ball Turret Gunner, 306th Bomb Group. Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 30890 - Staff Sergeant Fred H Geitz, Ball Turret Gunner, 306th Bomb Group.

Flew 35 missions on "Extra Joker" piloted by Jack Lewis. Reported to the ETO on 26 Jul 1944. Departed the ETO on 08 Mar 1945. He was afterwards a high school teacher and athletics coach at North High School, Des Moines.



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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-765271
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Events

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Born

Des Moines, IA, USA 16 September 1925

Revisions

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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…

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