George Maynard Demott
MilitaryKU-2795 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147897029
Radio Operator/Gunner George M. Demott was on board of B-17 #42-31771 when it was shot down by enemy aircraft on 24 August 1944. Exploded and crashed near Lindenthal, NW of Leipzig, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 8213.
Pilot: Steve Nagy; Co-pilot: John F. McTigue; Bombardier: Daniel P. Giove; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Willard R. Best; Ball turret gunner: Wilbur A. Wulfeck; Navigator: John S. Ketzner; Waist gunner: Francesco G. Iadevaia; Tail gunner: Peter S. Cimino Jr. Five men were KIA (Nagy, McTigue, Giove, Best and Wulfeck). The others were made prisoner (Ketzner, Demott, Iadevaia and Cimino).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36478227
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14128278
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-765649
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11031475
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13106566 and O-712584
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Available - Exciteable
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York State, United States | 16 August 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, United States | 13 August 1942 | |
Other |
24 August 1944 - 26 April 1945 | POW - Prisoner of War. NARA's WWII POW database has him interned at Stalag Luft 4 and Returned to Allied Military Control on 26 April 1945. | |
Died |
Rockaway, Nassau County, New York State, United States | 28 May 2001 | |
Lynbrook, Nassau County, New York, United States | |||
Buried |
Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, NY, United States |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW database
Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 8213
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
MACR 8213 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database