George M Avdek
MilitaryShot down 9 August 1944 in B-24 #4278483. Evaded. E&E# 2737. Missing in Action (MIA) DATE: 09 AUG 44-FREE DATE: 5 DEC 44 S/Sergeant. Avdek, 16088997, escaped from a truck with help from a Frenchman. He stayed with M. and Mme. Alfred Filliung, Hellering les Hamburg, Haut-Mozelle for three months. They operated a cafe in Hellering. BAILED OUT
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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: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Raleigh, North Carolina | ||
Other Interned (INT) |
Germany | 9 August 1944 |
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Sources
Birsic, AFEES, MACR 7385 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7385 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database