George E Riegel
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #425139 'Chief Sly II. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
2nd Lieutenant George E. Riegel was born June 6, 1915. His next of kin were his brothers, Dovert and Ralph Riegel. His hometown was Lansing, Michigan.
On August 17, 1943, he was serving as Copilot aboard “Chief Sly II,” B-17 tail #42-5139, of the 91st Bomb Group, 322nd Bomb Squadron, when it went down 10 miles south of Aachen, Germany.
He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Edmore, Michigan.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chief Sly II
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lansing, Michigan, USA | 6 June 1915 | 2nd Lieutenant George E. Riegel was born June 6, 1915. His next of kin were his brothers, Dovert and Ralph Riegel. His hometown was Lansing, Michigan. |
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Died |
17 August 1943 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 17 August 1943 | On August 17, 1943, he was serving as Copilot aboard “Chief Sly II,” B-17 tail #42-5139, of the 91st Bomb Group, 322nd Bomb Squadron, when it went down 10 miles south of Aachen, Germany. |
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Buried |
Edmore, MI 48829, USA | He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Edmore, Michigan. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 276 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database