George Francis Kerrigan
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Ball Turret Gunner
Crew #712 - Russell T. Swain Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
KIA - 13 May 1944
Object Number - UPL 36401 - SSGT George Francis Kerrigan Ball Turret Gunner Crew #712 - Russell T. Swain Crew 466th BG - 787th BS KIA - 13 May 1944
Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #4129391 'Little Lulu. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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There is a note on "Fields of Honor" that Kerrigan was buried in the church cemetery at Boostedt, Germany in grave #554. However he is also listed on the "Tablets of The Missing" at the Netherlands American Cemetery and also has a memorial grave stone at Arlington National Cemetery.
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: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742222
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Little LuLu
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | 4 June 1924 | |
|
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge Airfield, UK | 24 March 1944 - 13 May 1944 | Kerrigan was KIA on his 14th combat mission |
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Boostedt, ,Germany | 13 May 1944 | |
|
Buried |
No Known Grave Tablets of The Missing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten Eijsden-Margraten Municipality Limburg, Netherlands |
Revisions
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1265&h=3457029…
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, page 237
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4824 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
