George R Austin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down on 9/27/44 on Kassel mission in B-24 'Patches' #42-110022, Killed in Action (KIA). One of 5 men who survived the bailout but were caught and beat to death and buried in an unmarked grave.

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Units served with

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

Aircraft

42-110022

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Patches
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

27 September 1944

Born

St Louis, Missouri, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 27 September 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Birsic, 2AD Roll of Honor, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124 MACR 9399 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9399 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database