George L Van Son
MilitaryAssigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti in B-24 'G. I. Gal' 42-40371 1-Aug-43; Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2412
Awards: DFC, AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN medals.
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: GI Gal
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Soluch Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Amsterdam, Netherlands | 25 August 1920 | Son of Theodore and Maria Van Son. |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI, USA | 31 August 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Other Baled out POW |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti in B-24 'G. I. Gal' 42-40371 1-Aug-43; Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2412 |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bucharest, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW), Bucharest, Romania |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
25 August 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Saint Petersburg, FL | 2 December 1995 | |
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Buried |
5 December 1995 | Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium 2 JJ-11-1 | |
| Wayne County, MI, USA | |||
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Based |
Benina | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/46281833/social-security-death-index-georg…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84433465/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33470482/george-l.-van_son
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Name recorded as George NMI Van Son in Missing Air Crew Report:
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NARA Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2412