George P Greene Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 16710 - George P. Greene, Jr.
December 16, 1943, on local formation training mission in B-17#42-39769 when the landing gear collapsed doing extensive damage to the a/c. 9 RTD
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Erie, Pennsylvania | 14 January 1919 | Erie, PA. |
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Died |
2 September 2012 | Passed away September 7, 2012 in Sun City West. He was born January 14, 1919 in Erie, PA. After retiring as a machinist, George and his wife Marge wintered in Arizona for many years before moving here permanently in 2000 from Colorado. He served as a staff Sgt. In the Army Air Corp during WW II in the 303 bomb group; He was a Thirty-Second Degree Mason and a member of the Sun City Elks Club. George is survived by his wife Marge, his daughters Kate Kopp and Jan Dennis, three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 425
