George Halladay Friend
Military
Object Number - UPL 26356 - 42-3049 "Windy City Challenger"
Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. 15-May-43, 20 mm shells from FW190 came through window and shot away plexiglass nose of B-17 42-29673, 'Old Bill'. Shot down 14-Jul-43 in B-17 42-3049 'Windy City Challenger'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 64
Awards: SS, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-661862
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jonia, Michigan, USA | 7 March 1910 | |
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Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI | 19 May 1942 | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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Other Baled out POW |
14 July 1943 | Shot down 14-Jul-43 in B-17 42-3049 'Windy City Challenger'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 64 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 14 July 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
7 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Tarpon Springs, FL | 14 June 1990 | |
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Buried |
Bay Pines National Cemetery Bay Pines, Pinellas County, FL | 21 June 1990 | Bay Pines National Cemetery Bay Pines, Pinellas County, Florida |
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Based |
Chelveston | 14 July 1943 | Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 64 / MACR 64, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 180, pp 122-1 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database