George G Emery Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 22 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29724. Plane crashed in to North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Minnie
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron 332nd Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Atlanta, GA, USA | 7 July 1942 | Fort McPherson |
Born |
Savannah, Georgia, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 22 December 1943 | |
Chatham County, GA, USA |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1718; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 289 and 345
See also:
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
ABMC record: http://abmc.gov/node/539772#.V62p_k1TGUk
MACR 1718 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database