George W Youngs
Military
From the personal collection of Fred A. Huston
Object Number - UPL 31322 - Staff Sergeant George Youngs, ball turret gunner, Binghamton, NY
Assigned to 337BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. 26 x missions. ETD
Awards: AM (3OLC), GC, American Campaign, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19206764
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-706294
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-819190
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sittin' Pretty
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 413th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Afton, New York | 5 December 1923 | Born Afton, NY |
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Died |
16 June 2007 | Died Chenango County, New York | |
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Buried |
19 June 2007 | Interred Riverview Cemetery Oxford, Chenango County, New York |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Oral History program
