George A McClellan
Military ROLL OF HONOURInformation provided by Mervyn Wilson, 379th BGA historian.
Official caption via Fold 3 wrongly states that the crew is from the 524th Bomb Squadron.
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz in B-17 42-31597 'Landa'; Shot down by intense flak 30-Nov-44. Baled out successfully unwounded. when next seen by crewmember, he was unconscious with a broken back and skull fracture, succumbed to his wounds same day. Died of Wounds (DOW). later changed to Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11127
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742846
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19073723 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 30 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Camden, New Jersey | 15 November 1923 | Son of Robert J and Augusta 'Gussie' A McClellan. |
Died |
Zietz, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz in B-17 42-31597 'Landa'; Shot down by intense flak 30-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11127 |
Buried |
Liepzig, Germany | 7 December 1944 | Interred East cemetery Liepzig Grave X9.K2 |
Based |
Kimbolton | 30 November 1944 | Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, NJ | Re-Interred Beverly National Cemetery Beverly, Burlington County, NJ |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/30641833
https://www.fold3.com/image/32187651
https://www.fold3.com/image/191992558?rec=191992649
https://www.fold3.com/image/310758601?rec=299289743
https://sites.google.com/site/swampfireorg/home/photo-album-crew/-erwin…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2521004/george-a-mcclellan
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11127; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 331