George D Green
Military
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A49665-K2430.
Object Number - UPL 21703 - Lt. George D Green, [Whittier, Calif], P-51D pilot of the 8th Air Force In England. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A49665-K2430.
Captain George D. Green is famous for his daring piggyback rescue of Major Pierce McKennon, his Squadron CO, in a P-51 Mustang on 18 March 1945.
Captain George D. Green was flying his assigned P-51D Mustang 'Suzon' on 18 March 1945 when he saw his CO, Major Pierce McKennon bale out over Germany. Green made the bold decision to land and rescue the downed pilot, the two squeezing into the cokpit of Green's aircraft for the long ride home.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885562
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot / Squadron Commander
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Suzanne
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Suzon
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Illinois, USA | 17 September 1918 | Born 17-Sep-18 IL. |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 13 July 1944 - 9 July 1945 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 14 January 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other B Flight Commander |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 23 March 1945 | Designated Flight Commander B Flight. |
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Died |
Riverside, CA, USA | 31 March 1979 | Died 31-Mar-79 Riverside, CA. |
| Whittier, CA, USA |
Revisions
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.
'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
