George D Green

Military
media-21703.jpeg UPL 21703 Lt. George D Green, [Whittier, Calif], P-51D pilot of the 8th Air Force In England.

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A49665-K2430.

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Object Number - UPL 21703 - Lt. George D Green, [Whittier, Calif], P-51D pilot of the 8th Air Force In England. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A49665-K2430.

Captain George D. Green is famous for his daring piggyback rescue of Major Pierce McKennon, his Squadron CO, in a P-51 Mustang on 18 March 1945.

Captain George D. Green was flying his assigned P-51D Mustang 'Suzon' on 18 March 1945 when he saw his CO, Major Pierce McKennon bale out over Germany. Green made the bold decision to land and rescue the downed pilot, the two squeezing into the cokpit of Green's aircraft for the long ride home.

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Units served with

People

Pierce Winningham McKennon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885562
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander

Aircraft

43-24794

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron

44-14098

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron

44-14137

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Suzanne
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron

44-63736

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Suzon
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Illinois, USA 17 September 1918 Born 17-Sep-18 IL.

Other

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 13 July 1944 - 9 July 1945 Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promoted

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 14 January 1945 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

B Flight Commander

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 23 March 1945 Designated Flight Commander B Flight.

Died

Riverside, CA, USA 31 March 1979 Died 31-Mar-79 Riverside, CA.
Whittier, CA, USA

Revisions

Date11 Mar 2016 22:19:31
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to role, awards, events and unit associations
Sources

http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_g…

Date27 Apr 2015 20:40:18
Contributorapollo11
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources

Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.

Date23 Mar 2015 19:55:48
Contributorapollo11
ChangesChanges to highest rank, biography, events, person associations and place associations
Sources

Personal research & 'The Debden Warbirds' by Frank E. Speer.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:10:49
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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