George L Klaus
MilitaryAssigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. On bomber escort to Merseburg, A/C P-51B 43-6942 hit by flak causing engine failure, A/C abandoned Halle, Germany 21-Nov-44. Lt Klaus POW. MACR 10334.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Meiner Kleiner
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, IL, USA | 17 August 1924 | Son of George M and Marie Klaus. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 23 March 1943 | |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 28 October 1944 - 21 November 1944 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 21 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). |
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Other Shot down / baled out |
Halle (Saale), Germany | 21 November 1944 | On bomber escort to Merseburg, A/C P-51B 43-6942 hit by flak causing engine failure, A/C abandoned Halle, Germany 21-Nov-44. Lt Klaus POW. MACR 10334. |
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Died |
Norwalk, CT, USA | 4 November 2003 | |
| Villa Park, Illinois, USA | |||
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Buried |
Fairfield County, CT, USA | Assumption Cemetery (new) Westport Fairfield County Connecticut, USA. |
Revisions
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=10334
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10334 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list