George Ryan Weinbrenner
MilitaryMajor George Weinbrenner was Observer on board B-17F #42-5788 "AOG, Not In Stock", shot down after being attacked by five ME109s and crashed in Duffel, 8km NE of Mechelen, Belgium, on a mission to Büden, Germany on 22 February 1944. Evaded (EVD). Was back in England on 15 September 1944.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34432291
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13083124
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11101174
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11115494
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-811620
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pluto's Avenger : AOG Not in Stock
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Detroit, Michigan | 10 June 1917 | |
Enlisted |
8 August 1941 | ||
Other Evaded |
Belgium and France | 22 February 1944 - 15 September 1944 | landed in paracgute in Sint-Katelijne-Waver, near Duffel, Belgium. Helped, clothed, fed, sheltered and transported by Belgian and French citizens and members of the Résistance. He was guided to Brussels, Tournai, crossed into France and passed through Lille, Paris, Dijon, Besançon, Pontarlier. Joined the Maquis in Southern France (in Brionde and other places) until meeting US troops. Left France by air to Corsica, Naples, Algiers and Casablanca, arriving in England on 15 September 1944. |
Died |
7 March 2010 | ||
Detroit, Michigan | |||
Buried |
George Weinbrenner rests at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas |
Revisions
MACR 2647
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 2060
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
VA Gravesite Locator
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2647 / MACR 2647, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database