George Russell Koehl

Military
media-50529.jpeg UPL 50529 Lt William Smithdeal and crew. 525BS, 379BG.

Object Number - UPL 50529 - Lt William Smithdeal and crew. 525BS, 379BG.

Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Eisenach in B-17 42-102675 11-Sep-44; crash landed in Belgium, Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8900



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13062813 / O-8077294
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Jersey City, NJ 18 May 1925 Son of Elsie Koehl.

Enlisted

2 August 1943

Other

Force landed POW

Belgium 11 September 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Eisenach in B-17 42-102675 11-Sep-44; crash landed in Belgium, POW MACR 8900

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 11 September 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Discharged USAAF

5 May 1945 Honourable discharge

Died

18 November 1990

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Kimbolton 11 September 1944 Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8900 / MACR 8900; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 322 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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