George Vincent Brush
MilitaryGeorge Brush was Left Waist Gunner on B-17 #42-39941 'Lucky Lady', shot down on 12 May 1944 over Southern Belgium. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32792318
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16079465 and O-749756
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15131523 and O-700741
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33430645
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lady
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Woodhaven, New York, USA | 8 May 1909 | |
Enlisted |
Camp Upton, Yaphank, New York, United States | 17 March 1942 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 12 May 1944 | MACR 4819 mentions that, together with fellow crew members Leon Davies and Vernon Moody, George Brush was captured by the Gestapo in Sprimont, Belgium, in civilian clothes on 12 May 1944. There is no confirmation of this and either they were not in civilian clothes or they were arrested on a later date. NARA WWII POW database : "Interned in Germany - Returned to military control 8/6/45" |
Died |
14 July 1967 | ||
Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York, United States |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4819 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database