George Sokolsky
MilitaryGeorge Sokolsky was a Bombardier in the 92nd Bomb Group / 407th Bomb Squadron. Shot down 22 December 1943 on board B-17 # 42-3184. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10601061
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39089357 and O-752500
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11117005
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36015693 and O-687757
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32164122 and O-801644
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: U.S.S.. Aliquippa
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York State, United States | 14 October 1916 | |
Enlisted |
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States | 24 June 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
Other Captured |
near Getelo, Germany | 22 December 1943 | by a country guard after landing in parachute |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 22 December 1943 | after capture and interrogation was sent to Stalag Luft 1 Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to military control 9 June 1945.” |
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1711 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database