George Arthur Jellison
Military
page 34 of KU-2407 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147886912
Object Number - UPL 44527 - George Jellison’s Dog Tag on page 34 of KU-2407 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147886912 (NARA)
George Jellison was Tail Gunner on B-17 #42-39811, shot down on a night leaflet operation to France, 5-6 July 1944. Crashed near Overschie, a suburb of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 6988. Prisoner of War (POW)
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15325992 at enlistment, then O-709415
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-817243
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37021184
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36647108
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New Alexandria, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | 30 January 1925 | |
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Enlisted |
22 May 1943 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
6 July 1944 | captured near Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Interned in Germany. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 1 June 1945.” | |
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Died |
29 May 2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
MACR 6988
German report KU-2407 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147886912 (NARA)
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6988 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database