George Molnar
Military
Rear L-R: Lt Theodore M Jackson, Lt Lawrence E Effinger, Capt John J Casello, 1Lt Jack B Fawcett, Major Walter K Shayler, Lt George Molnar.
Front L-R: T/Sgt Anthony Calco, S/Sgt Truly Ponder, S/Sgt Carlyle A Frost,T/Sgt Hugh S Carnathan, S/Sgt Johnnie E Gray.
Object Number - UPL 31613 - Lead crew on a bombing mission to Bremen, Germany, pose in front of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 'Satans Workshop'. 303rd Bomb Group, England. 8...
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Carl Fyler crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen in B-17 42-29498 'Dark Horse'; shot down 29-Nov-43. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1657
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), BSM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-730443
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Dark Horse, a.k.a. Mumsie
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Breckenridge, Pennsylvania | 9 April 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 24 January 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 29 November 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Bailed out - POW |
Dreiangel-Harpstedt, Germany | 29 November 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen in B-17 42-29498 'Dark Horse'; shot down 29-Nov-43. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1657 |
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Died |
New Carlisle, OH | 19 April 2002 | |
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Buried |
New Carlisle Cemetery New Carlisle, Clark County, OH | 22 April 2002 | New Carlisle Cemetery New Carlisle, Clark County, Ohio |
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Based |
Molesworth | 29 November 1943 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17214786/george-molnar
Removed # from A/C serial to clarity and consistency
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Updated the Buried event cemetery per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 17214786.
Added awards per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 17214786.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17214786/george-molnar
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 1657 ;
- 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 1657, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey p. 303,
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