George W Hall

Military
media-53335.jpeg UPL 53335 George W. Hall & Louise Hall
September of 1943 George Hall

Family photo of George W. Hall

Object Number - UPL 53335 - George W. Hall & Louise Hall September of 1943

Assigned to 68BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Joined the 44th on 31-Jan-44 and was shot down 3 weeks later. Shot down by fighters after falling out of formation and crashed near Eisenbach on a mission to an A/C factory at Gotha on 24-Feb-44 in B-24D 41-24225 'Flak Alley'. Prisoner of War (POW). Life was saved by 1st Lt James A Schroeder who donned his chute, assisting him out of the stricken aircraft, his eyes having been damaged in the action.

Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

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

People

David W Alexander

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-376286
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

James Alan Schroeder

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-678513
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

41-24225

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Flak Alley
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Kalamazoo, MI, USA 29 October 1942

Based

Shipdham 31 January 1944 - 24 February 1944 Assigned to 68BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 24 February 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Other

Shot down

Eisenbach, Germany 24 February 1944 Shot down by fighters after falling out of formation and crashed near Eisenbach on a mission to an a/c factory at Gotha on 24-Feb-44 in B-24D 41-24225 'Flak Alley'. WIA. POW.
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Other

Repatriated

Switzerland Repatriated with both eyes damaged.

Born

Kent County, MI, USA

Revisions

Date17 Nov 2021 09:43:11
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to biography, awards and place associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28762446

Date17 Nov 2021 02:13:27
Contributor[email protected]
ChangesChanges to media associations
Sources

George W. Hall & Louise Hall
September of 1943

Date19 Oct 2016 14:43:33
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to service number, biography, awards, events, person associations and place associations
Sources

Daughter of James Schroder [ directly from her father and also Charles Freeburgh, Flight Engineer on Flak Alley 2-24-44 ]
https://www.fold3.com/page/84412718_george_w%20hall/details/

Date7 Apr 2015 18:11:06
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to awards, events, unit associations and mission associations
Sources

AAM Database

Date27 Sep 2014 18:11:16
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2922 / MACR 2922, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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