George W Seibert

Military

Shot down by a flak hit to the fuel tank and crashed near Thurinwald, GR on a mission to Gotha/Eisenach, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-99978 'The Lady Barbara'. POW.



POW

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-99978

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Memphis, Tennessee, USA 4 March 1920

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 February 1944 - 13 May 1945 Liberation via air to Camp Lucky Strike

Died

Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd, Riverside, CA 92518, USA 17 September 2007 Died in VA hospital Loma Linda age 87. Beloved husband and father.

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Liz Holtzclaw nee Seibert

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Liz Holtzclaw need Seibert. I am George's oldest daughter.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2953 / MACR 2953, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forcesp; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 60 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database