Mario Frank George

Military
media-31141.jpeg UPL 31141 B-17G-20-BO #42-31549 "Jeannie"
388th BG - 561st BS

Object Number - UPL 31141 - B-17G-20-BO #42-31549 "Jeannie" 388th BG - 561st BS

Retired from the USAF with the rank of Captain

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35323543
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Patty Jo
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jeannie
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Devil's Luck
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Virgin on the Verge" of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '388th BG, 45th Combat Wing, 3rd Air Div.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Virgin On The Verge
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron 563rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Binghamton, NY, USA 17 February 1918

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK 29 November 1944 - 6 March 1944 25 combat mission tour

Died

Honolulu, HI, USA 21 April 1998

Buried

Honolulu, HI, USA 25 April 1998 National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific • Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Plot CTR-R, 400, 405

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Sources

AccidentReports.com / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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