George M Guy
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 50744
UPL 50744
Officers of B-17 Flying Fortress 42-3031 "Nitemare" - 324th Squadron, 91st BG (photo possibly taken during training in Texas). Left to right: James Rendall, Vernon Brack, George Guy, Robert Cadilek
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Shot down 26 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3031 'Nightmare', Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nitemare
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
George Guy- died in hospital August 12, 1943 | 12 August 1943 | Died in a German hospital from injuries. |
Born |
Signal Mountain, Tennessee, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 26 July 1943 | Interviewed after the war, the remaining crewmen told of the events of that day. After they bailed out and reached the ground, six of the eight crewmen were captured by the Germans and became P.O.W.’s. Two of the crew, George M. Guy and Robert G. Cadilek were shot by the Germans. The day after the crash, the remaining crewmen were shown the burned dog-tags of Oyler and Monahan, who died in the crash, and those of Lt. Guy and Cadilek. Through sign language the Germans told the crewmen that Lt. Guy and Lt. Cadilek had been shot trying to escape. One was shot in the chest and one in the lower abdomen. The Germans told the crew that these men were not seriously injured and would “both follow us to our camp within a few weeks”. Despite the assurances of the Luftwaffe, Lt. Cadilek died in a German hospital on August 4, 1944 and Lt. Guy died on August 12, 1943 from their injuries. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 201 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database