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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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18160819
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13155634
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16028140
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35380868
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York State, United States | 14 October 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States | 24 June 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
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Other Captured |
near Getelo, Germany | 22 December 1943 | by a country guard after landing in parachute |
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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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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