William L George
MilitaryOn a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31102 was hit by flak and broke up in the air and crashed NE of Dortmunde-Ospel after the crew baled out . Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
Events
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 23 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3316 / MACR 3316, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database