George L Baatz Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by flak and crashed at Wulpen-Oostduinkerke in B-24 #42-95233. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
24 June 1944 | ||
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Born |
Cleveland, Ohio, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Oostduinkerke/Wulpen, 8670 Koksijde, België | 24 June 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Book: Liberator crashed in Wulpen-Oostduinkerke in 1944 : reminiscence of a local war drama and an attempt to reconstruct the tragic event . Authors: Sylvain en Marc Demolder. Editer: Antwerpen : Marc Demolder, 2005. 41 p. : ill. ; 30 cm
Book: Liberator crashed in Wulpen-Oostduinkerke in 1944 : reminiscence of a local war drama and an attempt to reconstruct the tragic event . Authors: Sylvain en Marc Demolder. Editer: Antwerpen : Marc Demolder, 2005. 41 p. : ill. ; 30 cm
Liberator Crashte te Wulpen-Oostduinkerke in 1944 Sylvain & Marc Demolder
Book: Liberator crashed in Wulpen-Oostduinkerke in 1944 : reminiscence of a local war drama and an attempt to reconstruct the tragic event . Authors: Sylvain en Marc Demolder. Editer: Antwerpen : Marc Demolder, 2005. 41 p. : ill. ; 30 cm
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6233 / MACR 6233; In Search of Peace, pg 244 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database