George F Blankenship
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 13253
93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Hardwick Airfield Memorial Museum.
All information correct as on Roll of Honor board
On 18 September 1944, he was flying in B-24 Swt Chrt #4250829 when it ditched into the English Channel. Blankenship was killed and his body was not found. He is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
English Channel | 18 September 1944 | |
Born |
Burkburnett, TX 76354, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
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Sources
Brought in information from duplicate records. Sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9809 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
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Sources
ABMC / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia