George W Elder
Military
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UPL 35790
A2 flying jacket of Lt. Joseph C. Harper, at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum.
My photo, taken 7 October 2018.
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30080 'High Life'. Crashed in Switzerland. Interned.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Peg O'My Heart / High Life
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Buffalo Mills, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 17 August 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Contributorapollo11
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Information gathered after visiting the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 683 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database