George W Hartwell
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 600BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 30-May-44 in B-17 42-102498. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 5312
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-809892
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tailend Charlie
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fort Worth, Texas, USA | 22 February 1922 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 30 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV |
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Died |
14 April 2002 | ||
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Buried |
Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX | 17 April 2002 | Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Nuthampstead | 30 May 1944 | Assigned to 600BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5312 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database