George L Jeffrey
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
All information correct as on Roll of Honor board
Object Number - UPL 13253 - 93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Hardwick Airfield Memorial Museum.
Crew member, detached to 93rd BG, in 'Hitler's Nightmare' B24 #41-23774 suffered runway accident at Hardwick, 20 Aug 43.
B-24 #41-24298 'Queenie', shot down by Me 109 fighters on 13th Nov 43 mission to Bremen, Germany Port Area. Plane crashed into North Sea, off west coast Isle of Amrum near Norddorf, Germany. KIA. MACR 2198.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Queenie
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Perrysburg, OH, USA | 17 May 1921 | May 17, 1921, Perrysburg Wood County, Ohio, USA. |
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Died |
Amrum, Germany | 13 November 1943 | Shot down by Me 109 fighters on 13th Nov 43 mission to Bremen, Germany Port Area. Plane crashed into North Sea, off west coast Isle of Amrum near Norddorf, Germany. KIA. MACR 2198. |
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Other Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. TDY 9th AF. | |
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Buried |
Fort Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, OH 43551, USA | Fort Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg Wood County, Ohio, USA. | |
| Perrysburg, OH, USA | Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio, USA. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2189 / MACR 2189, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop and Hey p. 252 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
