Raphael J George
MilitaryAssigned to 512BS, 376BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wiener Neustadt, Austria 2-Nov-43 in B-24 42-73084 'Ropes McGonigle' Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, American Campaign, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: 'Ropes McGonigle'
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 515th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Soluch Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Salina, Kansas | 25 January 1910 | Salina, Kansas |
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Enlisted |
Cincinnati ,Ohio | 5 August 1942 | Enlisted Cincinnati ,Ohio |
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Other Discharged |
30 May 1946 | ||
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Died |
Carmel, Indiana | 17 October 1997 | Died Carmel, Indiana |
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Prisoner of war |
Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug, Memelland | 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft VI |
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Buried |
Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemeter, Indiana | Interred Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana |
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