George Evancho
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 44-8080; A/C hit by flak 30-Nov-44, subsequent mid air collision with 42-97407 sealed his fate. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11131
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12130233 / O-817196
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Saint
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Duryea, Pennsylvania | 31 May 1917 | Son of Michael and Mary Evancho. |
Enlisted |
Wilkes Barre, PA | 20 January 1942 | |
Other Killed in action |
Flur Oberkotzau, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 44-8080; A/C hit by flak 30-Nov-44, subsequent mid air collision with 42-97407 sealed his fate. KIA MACR 11131 |
Buried |
Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Plot N Row 7 Grave 14 | ||
Buried |
St Peter and Paul Cemetery, Duryea, PA | Memorialised Saint Peter and Paul Cemetery Duryea, Luzerne County, PA | |
Based |
Framlingham | 30 November 1944 | Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Duryea, PA | Resided Duryea, PA at time of draft registration, working at Royal Crown Cola Company. |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 11131 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11131