George Truman Orvis Jr

Military
media-26647.jpeg UPL 26647 Lead crew on bombing mission to Soest, Germany, Beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-97557 'Mercys Mad House'. 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. England, 4 December 1944.

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Object Number - UPL 26647 - Lead crew on bombing mission to Soest, Germany, Beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-97557 'Mercys Mad House'. 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb...

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 37 x combat missions. ETD



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert J Hullar

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Fred Calvin Humphreys

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-797129
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-5341

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Scarlet Harlot : Vat 69 : Vicious Virgin
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

42-97557

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mercy's Madhouse
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 422nd Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Portland, OR 27 September 1919 Son of George Truman Snr and Ida E Orvis.

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA 18 April 1942

Died

Missoula, MT 20 September 1987

Buried

25 September 1987 Missoula Cemetery Missoula, Missoula County, MT Grave 6, Lot 13, Block 01D
Missoula, Missoula County, MT

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Role training

Big Spring Flying School, TX Bombardier training - Class 43-6, Big Spring Flying School, TX

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