George Weston Conlogue

Military

Assigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Lt Neil Peters crew. 5 x combat missions. Survived ditching in B-24H 41-29331 'Blondie's Folly'; Mission to Friedrichshafen, 16-Mar-44; Forced to ditch in the Channel after fighters severely damaged A/C. Rescued by British floatplane after 90 minutes. Hospitalised by injuries. RTD.



Awards: PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

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

People

Neil A J Peters

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18057125 / O-747178
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-29288

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Big-Time Operator
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

41-29331

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Blondie's Folly
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dexter, MN 2 March 1921 Son of David Earl and Stella Maxine Conlogue.

Enlisted

Bangor, MN 15 December 1942 Bangor Maine

Other

Ditched

English channel 16 March 1944 Survived ditching in B-24H 41-29331 'Blondie's Folly'; Mission to Friedrichshafen, 16-Mar-44; Forced to ditch in the Channel after fighters severely damaged A/C. Rescued by British floatplane after 90 minutes. Hospitalised by injuries. RTD.

Died

30 November 1988

Based

Horsham St Faith Assigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Brookton Cemetery, Brookton, Washington County, MN Brookton Cemetery Brookton, Washington County, MN

Other

Hospitalised

New York City, NY Hospitalised with broken right leg, a broken left foot and a severe lacerated head above his left temple.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/85708530-george-w-conlogue
https://www.fold3.com/image/606761472?terms=conlogue,george,weston
https://www.458bg.com/crew69peters.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6692285/george-weston-conlogue

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3490 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database