George M Rice

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

media-47603.jpeg UPL 47603

National Archives

Object Number - UPL 47603

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Brotterode on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24H #41-29149 '4Q2'. Killed in Action (KIA).

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

2nd Air Division

Unit Hierarchy: Division
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Combat organisation

2nd Combat Bomb Wing

Unit Hierarchy: Wing
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

700th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Jerome L Aronov

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-726972
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Philip M Costain

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-24887
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

William F Daly

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 12182320
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Elroy R Enlow

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 33279055
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

William H Johnson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-671366
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

41-29149

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: 4-q-2
Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Doc Agnew, Staff Sergeant Joe Roundhill and personnel of the 379th Bomb Group transfer the body of Sergeant Noonan (killed by a flak) from a B-17 Flying Fortress to a field ambulance after a raid on Schweinfurt, 24 February 1944. Official caption on image: "(GPR-162-1-379)(24-2-44)." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Doc Agnew. 24/2/44.'

8th Air Force 233 BIG WEEK - DAY 5

Date: 24 February 1944

Places

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'

Events

Event	Location	Date
Died		24 February 1944
Born	Cragford, Alabama, USA
Buried/ Commemorated	Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
Other Killed in Action (KIA)	Germany	24 February 1944

Revisions

Date7 Feb 2021 21:14:39

Contributorktm

Changes

Sources

National Archives

Date7 Feb 2021 21:13:24

Contributorktm

Changes

Sources

National Archives

Date7 Feb 2021 21:10:50

Contributorktm

Changes

Sources

national archives

Date27 Sep 2014 18:11:05

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2557 / MACR 2557, Losses of the 8th 7 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database