George Washington Engle

Military

Object Number - UPL 64856 - T/Sgt George W. Engle

Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. On 4-Mar-43 in B-17  41-24549 'Stupen Takit', 91BG/323BS while serving as Tail Gunner, the aircraft sustained a direct hit from AA fire just after leaving the target of the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany. CPT McCarty ordered a bale out, but Bombardier 1LT Bell and TG SSGT George W. Engle were the only two crewmen that managed to parachute from the aircraft before it exploded. Both were captured as Prsiners of War (POW) The aircraft crashed at Buldern, Germany 
 

Awards: AM, PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Martin McCarty
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-436089
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stupen Takit
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dixon, Illinois 13 June 1917 BornDixon, Illinois

Enlisted

Chicago, Illinois 16 January 1942 EnlistedChicago, Illinois

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 4 March 1943 - 14 June 1945 Held at Stalag 17B, Braunau-Gneikendorf (near Krems), Austria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 14-Jun-45.

Died

Dixon, Illinois 23 March 1970 DiedDixon, Illinois

Buried

Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Dixon, Illinois 26 March 1970 InterredChapel Hill Memorial GardensDixon, Illinois

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 25-Jun-2015 . Added decoration and POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WII POW database. Confirmed SN MACR 15596. Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data. Added A/C model letter, unit association, crew position, loss details and A/C crash location to Summary Biogrpahy based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces:, Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15596 / MACR 155969, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey, pp. 87-88,The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingbourne by Havelaar / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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