George E MacDermott

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 28 September 1944 in B-17 43-38026



AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38026

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron

Missions

652

  • Date: 28 September 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

28 September 1944 Shot down by enemy fighters on bombing mission #128 to Magdeberg, Germany

Born

Connecticut

Buried

Revisions

Date
ContributorHotelie1970
Changes
Sources

http://www.457thbombgroup.org/Fate/RLF085.HTML

Date
ContributorHotelie1970
Changes
Sources

GENERAL ORDER # 474, 29 October 1944, from Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Turner and http://www.457thbombgroup.org/Fate/RLF085.HTML

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster, ABMC, MACR 9770 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia