George Vincent Devlin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ruhland 17-Mar-45 in B-17 43-38046; Mid-air collision Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13080



Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.



"As a result of collision Sgt Devlin was found lodged in nose of aircraft piloted by Lt. Tennenberg (43-38071) who landed at Base A-92 on 17-Mar-45."

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15170474 / O-828823
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 2 March 1924 Son of James and Alice B Devlin.

Enlisted

Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 23 June 1943 Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mississippi

Died

Kamberg, Germany 17 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Ruhland 17-Mar-45 in B-17 43-38046; Mid-air collision Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13080

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Eye 17 March 1945 Assigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot B Row 38 Grave 1

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13080 for B-17 43-38046: https://www.fold3.com/image/1/29442236

Date
ContributorKauko56
Changes
Sources

MACR 13080 page 3

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 13080 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database