George Napier

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, 8AF USAAF. Shot down at Rhade in B-17G 'Swing Shift Baby' 42-31348. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11230.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31348

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Swing Shift Baby II a.k.a. Tarry-A-Long
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Canada 16 December 1923

Died

27404 Rhade, Germany 31 December 1944 Shot down at Rhade in B-17G 'Swing Shift Baby' 42-31348. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11230.
Chicago, Illinois

Buried

Milwaukee County, WI, USA Woodlawn Cemetery Milwaukee Milwaukee County Wisconsin, USA.

Revisions

Date10 May 2016 19:36:17
ContributorAl_Skiff
Sources

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Napier&GSfn=Georg…;

Date27 Sep 2014 18:10:41
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11230