George Dave Reiff Jr

Military

Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31924 'Ol' Dog. ' Prisoner of War (POW).

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15040426 and O-702137
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16079354 and O-808612
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mayer, Yawapai County, Arizona, United States 24 March 1922

Enlisted

6 September 1940

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Żagań, Poland 29 May 1944

Died

San Bernardino County, California, United States 12 October 1956

Buried

Mountain View Cemetery, Prescott, Arizona, United States

Revisions

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MACR 5343
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5343 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database