George Henry Honeyman
MilitaryAssigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23778. 10 x combat missions.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Jenny - Lady Luck
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Glencoe, OK | 8 April 1910 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Sill, OK | 10 March 1942 | Fort Sill, Oklahoma |
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Died |
Stillwater, OK | 15 August 1992 | |
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Buried |
Glencoe Cemetery Glencoe, Payne County, OK | 18 August 1992 | Glencoe Cemetery Glencoe, Payne County, Oklahoma |
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Based |
Shipdham | Assigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/57172421/social-security-death-index-georg…
https://www.fold3.com/record/90245594/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…
https://www.fold3.com/record/706401499/u-s-wwii-hospital-admission-card…
https://www.fold3.com/record/625111803/u-s-department-of-veterans-affai…
https://www.44thbombgroup.org/home
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157837729/george-h.-honeyman
'Ploesti' by Dugan & Stewart / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia