George William Petrillo
Military ROLL OF HONOURCrew B-17 42-102547 'Rose of York' [62 mission veteran], on return from 63rd mission [ Berlin ], A/C hit by concentrated and accurate AA fire, last contact indicated one engine out and another trailing gasoline, failed to return FTR, posted MIA, crashed into North Sea. Changed to Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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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: Civilian
- Nationality: British
- Service Numbers: R224685 (Royal Navy)
- Role/Job: War Correspondent BBC
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18157171 at enlistment, then O-767503
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner / Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Elizabeth, The Princess, Rose of York
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 3 February 1945
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
North Sea | 3 February 1945 | Killed in Action (KIA) |
Born |
Washington, District of Columbia, USA | Son of Joseph A and Annie Jane [Kidd] Kistner. | |
Buried |
Tablets of the missing, Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial. Coton, Cambs, UK. | ||
Based |
Thurleigh | 3 February 1945 | Assigned to 367BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Deleted and re-added the "Died" event to clean up a date issue (date listed twice). Configured cemetery for "Buried" event.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12283 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database