George William Ambrose
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 36BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Loire Department in B-24 42-40997 28-Apr-44; A/C Hit a hill near the Drop Zone, crashed (broke into four main parts), and caught fire at St-Cyr-de-Valorges, in the Loire Department, France. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 4307
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 36th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group (Heavy) 801st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 12086824
- Role/Job: D
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 36th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group (Heavy) 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682897
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Screamin Mimi
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron 564th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
11 May 1920 | ||
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Died |
St-Cyr-de-Valorges, France | 28 April 1944 | |
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Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY | 28 October 1948 | Re-Interred Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York |
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Based |
Harrington | 28 April 1944 | Assigned to 36BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
801st BG Roster, http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Matched to A/C 42-40997
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / They Flew By Night