George Harry Logan Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-57707.jpeg UPL 57707 1s Lt George H Logan Jr.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 57707 - 1s Lt George H Logan Jr.

Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Hamm, Germany. Seen to be flying erratically before suddenly pitching nose-up and then diving straight into the ground near Terwolde, Netherlands disintegrating on impact. 1st Lt Logan Jr assumed incapacitated by oxygen system failure, as no response to attempts to raise him on R/T. KIA. 2-Oct-44. MACR 9253.



Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

43-6891

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron

44-13412

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron

44-14172

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron

Missions

428

  • Date: 21 June 1944
  • Official Description:

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Upper Montclair, Montclair, NJ 07043, USA 25 February 1923

Other

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 4 April 1944 - 2 October 1944 Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 11 June 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Killed in action

7396 Terwolde, Netherlands 2 October 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Hamm, Germany. Seen to be flying eratically before suddenly pitching nose-up and then diving straight into the ground near Terwolde, Netherlands disintegrating on impact. 1st Lt Logan Jr assumed incapacitated by oxygen system failure, as no response to attempts to raise him on R/T. KIA. 2-Oct-44. MACR 9253.
Essex County, NJ, USA

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot B, Row 41, Grave 10

Enlisted

New Jersey, USA

Buried

Oaklawn Cemetery Mercer County MO Memorialsed Oaklawn Cemetery Mercer County Missouri, USA.

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MACR 9253 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

George Harry Logan: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 14332 - July 1944 - pilots of the 336th Fighter Squadron...

Object number: UPL 57707 - 1s Lt George H Logan Jr.