George John Bacher Jr
Military
Aircraft Mechanic
340th BG - 489th BS - 12th AF
KIA 13 May 1944 from shrapnel wounds during
a German bombing of Alesani Airfield
reloading photo
Object Number - UPL 54824 - SSGT George J. Bacher, Jr. Aircraft Mechanic 340th BG - 489th BS - 12th AF KIA 13 May 1944 from shrapnel wounds during a German bombing of...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Advanced Landing Ground Alesanie
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Comiso Airport
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Wilmington, Delaware | 20 April 1915 | |
| Coatesville, Pennsylvania | 16 October 1940 | 587 East Chestnut Street Worked for General Baking Co. | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Dix, New Jersey | 18 April 1942 | |
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Died |
Alesani Airfield, Corsica | 13 May 1944 | KIA by shrapnel when his airfield was bombed by German aircraft |
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Buried |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial | Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy PLOT Section F ~ Row 10 ~ Grave 35 |
