George Molnar

Military
media-20021.png UPL 20021 42-30043 SO-V, RUTHLESS, Ditched in the North Sea on return from a mission (#108) to Frankfurt, 4 October 1943.
Photo courtesy of Eugene Spearman.

Object Number - UPL 20021 - 42-30043 SO-V, RUTHLESS, Ditched in the North Sea on return from a mission (#108) to Frankfurt, 4 October 1943. Photo courtesy of Eugene Spearman.

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29870 'Big Moose'. Prisoner of War (POW), Missing Air Crew Report 1038.



Earlier on 4 Oct 43 on a mission to Frankfurt, B17 #42-30043 'Ruthless' ditched in North Sea and rescued by HM drifter ‘Lord Keith’.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32414218
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34261537
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Togglier, Enlisted Nose Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-798518
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-676887
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big Moose
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron 379th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ruthless
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

20 March 1918

Other

Assigned

Grafton Underwood, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14, UK 14 September 1943 Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 547th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #96 dated 14 September 1943, Giles Felker Kauffman Jr. crew. Five combat missions.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 14 October 1943 POW camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Warren, OH, USA

Revisions

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Added a connection to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Updated the location of the POW event to “Zagan, Poland” instead of “Germany”.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography".

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity. Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4963

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Contributorbombercommand
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ContributorLucy May
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Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1038 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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