George Krolik Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Collided with another aircraft on 26 November 1943 in B-17 42-30317 'Second Chance. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Second Chance" of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: 'A-61554 AC - The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Second Chance" at an airbase in England, 19 September 1943. 562nd Bomb Sqdn., 388th Bomb Gp. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

42-30317

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Second Chance
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fayette City, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 26 November 1943

Revisions

Date30 Sep 2015 14:15:37
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
ChangesChanges to surname, middlename, suffix, service number and biography
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
ABMC;
MACR 3075 ;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Date27 Sep 2014 18:11:01
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

MACR 3075 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database