George Gerald Grimes

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43 in B-24 Liberator 41-24282.



Failed to Return (FTR) Emden mission 11-Dec-43 in B-24 41-24232 'Calaban' ; A/C hit by falling bombs, crashed near the Emden estuary. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1653



Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-798225
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Calaban
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ruth-Less
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Albia, Iowa, USA 27 December 1915 Son of Forrest Brumby and Minnie [Kline] Grimes.

Died

Near Emden estuary, Germany 11 December 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Emden mission 11-Dec-43 in B-24 41-24232 'Calaban' ; A/C hit by falling bombs, crashed near the Emden estuary. KIA. MACR 1653

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Shipdham 11 December 1943 Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery

Buried

Coal Glen Cemetery Lucas County, IN Memorialised Coal Glen Cemetery Lucas County, Indiana

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1653 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database