George Walter Silverfoote

Military
A bomber crew of the 491st Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Top L-R, S/Sgt Mener, Eng, Lt Day, Co-pilot, Lt Bowens, Bomb, Lt Fisher, Nav, Lt Yarina, pilot. Bot L-R, PFC Allison, gunner, S/Sgt Begley, gunner, Cpt Rogers, passenger, S/Sgt Silverfole, Radio, Sgt Boggs, gunner.' media-380916.jpg FRE 2111 A bomber crew of the 491st Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Top L-R, S/Sgt Mener, Eng, Lt Day, Co-pilot, Lt Bowens, Bomb, Lt Fisher, Nav, Lt Yarina, pilot. Bot L-R, PFC Allison, gunner, S/Sgt Begley, gunner, Cpt Rogers, passenger, S/Sgt Silverfole, Radio, Sgt Boggs, gunner.'

Correct crew names: - Rear L-R - T/Sgt Mercer, 2Lt Day, 2Lt Bowes, 2Lt Fisher, 1Lt Yarcina.
Front L-R: - PFC Allison, Sgt Begley, Sgt. Hildebrand, S/Sgt Silverfoote, Sgt Boggs. Roger Freeman Collection

B-24 crew list mentions a Sgt. Alvin Hildebrand, no mention of any rogers.

Object Number - FRE 2111 - A bomber crew of the 491st Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Top L-R, S/Sgt Mener, Eng, Lt Day, Co-pilot, Lt...

Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF.





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-40248

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Berkeley, CA 19 January 1924 Son of George and Catherine Silverfoote.

Enlisted

San Francisco, CA 30 May 1942 San Francisco, California

Other

Discharged USAAF

4 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Rohnert Park, CA 27 December 1988

Based

Metfield Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Calvary Catholic Cemetery Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA Calvary Catholic Cemetery Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster

George Walter Silverfoote: Gallery (1 items)

A bomber crew of the 491st Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Top L-R, S/Sgt Mener, Eng, Lt Day, Co-pilot, Lt Bowens, Bomb, Lt Fisher, Nav, Lt Yarina, pilot. Bot L-R, PFC Allison, gunner, S/Sgt Begley, gunner, Cpt Rogers, passenger, S/Sgt Silverfole, Radio, Sgt Boggs, gunner.'

Object number: FRE 2111 - A bomber crew of the 491st Bomb Group with their B...