George H Pogge
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 21936 - George Pogge - Council Bluffs, Unit Unk, KIA
Killed in Action (KIA). Crashed at Trebur in B-24 42-95134
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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-24 Liberator
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Neola, IA 51559, USA | 1 February 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
22 February 1943 | ||
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Other Killed in action |
65468 Trebur, Germany | 26 August 1944 | Lt. George Pogge, 21, navigator on a Liberator, is missing in action over Germany as of Aug. 26, according to word received here by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Pogge, 3535 Avenue D. Lt. Pogge, a native of Neola, was graduated from Abraham Lincoln high school in 1940, and was a Creighton university law student before entering the service. He arrived in England in July, 1944. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Friday, September 08, 1944, Page 2 |
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Buried |
Council Bluffs, IA, USA | 2 June 1949 | Saint Joseph Cemetery Council Bluffs Pottawattamie County Iowa, USA Plot: Section E |
| Council Bluffs, IA, USA | 3535 Avenue D |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 8469 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8469
